Job prospects Dental Assistant in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

The employment outlook will be moderate for Dental assistants (NOC 3411) in British Columbia for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Dental assistants in British Columbia:

• Approximately 5,400 people work in this occupation.
• Dental assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 77% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 23% for all occupations
• 47% of dental assistants work all year, while 53% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 36 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• less than 5% of dental assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 78% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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