Job prospects Dental Assistant in the Southern Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Dental assistants" in the Southern Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Dental assistants in the Southern Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants (NOC 33100) in the Southern region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants in the Southern region:

Approximately 60 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology