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12.3% Jobs Projection
$35,390 Median Salary
570 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dental Assistants in Kentucky are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Dental Assistants in Kentucky is growing faster than average.

  • Dental Assistants in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dental Assistants Work in Kentucky?

4,710 people worked as Dental Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,320 Dental Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 390 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,550 Dental Assistants working in it, which means Kentucky has more Dental Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Dental Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 12.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.5%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 570 annual job openings, and a total of 5,010 jobs for Kentucky Dental Assistants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 45,900 annual jobs and 396,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dental Assistants Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Dental Assistants ranged from $24,870 to $49,660 with $35,390 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.96 to $23.87. The median hourly rate was $17.01.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.58 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Dental Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dental Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2,290 $38,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,700 $38,050
Lexington-Fayette, KY 750 $37,550
Evansville, IN-KY 330 $39,130
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 260 $32,660
Clarksville, TN-KY 250 $37,850
Bowling Green, KY 200 $33,280
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 130 $29,700
Owensboro, KY 120 $35,690

Top States for Dental Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Dental Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 53,110 $38,740
Texas 30,290 $35,930
Florida 19,180 $38,790
New York 19,110 $38,170
Illinois 12,820 $39,790
Pennsylvania 11,130 $37,960
New Jersey 11,010 $41,950
Ohio 10,590 $36,960
Washington 10,510 $42,260
Michigan 9,960 $36,660
North Carolina 9,420 $41,660
Georgia 8,590 $36,760
Virginia 8,520 $43,520
Massachusetts 8,110 $45,760
Colorado 7,910 $40,170
Arizona 6,850 $41,690
Indiana 6,090 $39,590
Tennessee 6,070 $37,250
Wisconsin 6,060 $38,150
Maryland 6,020 $41,180

Below are the states where Dental Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Minnesota $49,220
New Hampshire $47,900
District of Columbia $46,630
Alaska $46,100
Massachusetts $45,760
North Dakota $44,320
Connecticut $44,080
Vermont $44,020
Oregon $43,990
Rhode Island $43,890

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