Rhode Island Dental Assistant Salary

Although the average 2013 dental assistant salary in Rhode Island was $35,568, the average salary in the Norwich area was significantly higher at $37,315. Rhode Island dental assistants just entering the workforce earned $31,928 on average.

The Rhode Island dental assistant salary for experienced professionals was $41,330 on average, but was substantially higher in the Norwich area:

Rhode Island Dental Assistant Employment Levels and Job Growth

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training projects a 6.5% increase in the number of jobs for dental assistants between 2012 and 2022. In 2012, 804 dental assistants were employed in Rhode Island. Their numbers had increased to 840 by 2013.

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Arizona State University - Online

With ASU's Online Bachelor of Science in Applied Biological Sciences – Pre-Dental, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge, skills and experience needed to pursue an advanced degree in dentistry or a career in a dental-related field.

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• Online

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• Online Bachelor of Science in Applied Biological Sciences – Pre-Dental

Penn Foster

Penn Foster's Dental Assistant career diploma program​ will teach you on-the-job skills like dental health procedures, office operations, dentistry terminology use, and more - so you can begin pursuing your career as a Dental Assistant.​

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• Online

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• Dental Assistant Career Diploma

While 52 jobs from growth are expected to become available in the ten-year period ending in 2022, an additional 167 replacement jobs will become available. These are jobs that are generated by the need to replace dental assistants leaving the workforce.

The US Department of Labor provides an analysis of 2013 Rhode Island dental assisting salary percentiles in selected regions of the state: