Dental Assistants
Occupation · SOC 2018 31-9091 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 31-9091
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 830
- FY2025
- 102
- Median offered wage
- $50,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 91.8%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Dental Assistants (SOC 31-9091). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Dental Assistants
Data table
| FY2008 | 39 |
| FY2009 | 17 |
| FY2010 | 48 |
| FY2011 | 25 |
| FY2012 | 22 |
| FY2013 | 12 |
| FY2014 | 12 |
| FY2015 | 18 |
| FY2016 | 26 |
| FY2017 | 45 |
| FY2018 | 43 |
| FY2019 | 45 |
| FY2020 | 68 |
| FY2021 | 48 |
| FY2022 | 72 |
| FY2023 | 67 |
| FY2024 | 61 |
| FY2025 | 102 |
| FY2026* | 60 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| FY2025 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 93 |
| FY2024 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 38 |
| FY2023 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 40 |
| FY2022 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 55 |
| FY2021 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| FY2020 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| FY2019 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Care Dental of Boynton Beach, P.A.62
- Care Dental of Wellington, P.A.43
- G Abrams and R Cohen II, P.C.25
- BTY Dental Group LLC16
- Abso LLC7
- Ordot Dental Clinic LLP7
- Nuvia Dental Lab, LLC6
- Blumenthal & Associates, Dds,pc6
- Ain Dental Care PLLC5
- Luciana Molinari DDS PLLC5
- Cohen and Cohen, D.D.S. ,P.A.4
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Dental Assistants: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| FL | 194 |
| CA | 108 |
| MP | 86 |
| NY | 54 |
| MA | 43 |
| NJ | 40 |
| VA | 39 |
| TX | 35 |
| NC | 32 |
| MD | 25 |
| GA | 24 |
| IL | 23 |
| DC | 23 |
| AK | 17 |
| GU | 17 |
| AZ | 8 |
| HI | 6 |
| MN | 6 |
| CO | 5 |
| PA | 4 |
| MS | 4 |
| UT | 4 |
| WA | 3 |
| SC | 3 |
| OK | 2 |
| CT | 2 |
| TN | 2 |
| WV | 1 |
| IA | 1 |
| MO | 1 |
| VT | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| AR | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
| MT | 1 |
| ND | 1 |
| ID | 1 |
| KS | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
| DE | 1 |
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL174
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ81
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA80
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV76
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH38
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC29
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN23
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA21
- Anchorage, AK17
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX13
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $50,000; middle half $36,965 to $62,400 · median prevailing wage $48,485 (marker) · 8 applications.
- Level I2
- Level II2
- Level III6
- Level IV3
- Dental Assistant42
- Dental Auxiliary7
- Orthodontic Assistant7
- Patient Care/treatment Coordinator5
- Dental Research Associate4
- Dental Researcher4
- Dental Specialist on Cosmetic and Restorative Dent3
- Orthodontic Dental Assistant3
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
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