Oklahoma was 4.8% below the U.S. median for Dental Assistants. It ranked 40 of 53 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Oklahoma was 87.8, or 12.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 62.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$52,070
WageScope divides the published Dental Assistants median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 31-9091 and BLS area 40.
Questions, answered
Dental Assistants pay in Oklahoma: common questions
What is the median wage for Dental Assistants in Oklahoma?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $45,740 per year for Dental Assistants in Oklahoma. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Dental Assistants pay higher in Oklahoma than nationally?
Oklahoma's published median was 4.8% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Oklahoma?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 87.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Dental Assistants jobs does BLS estimate in Oklahoma?
BLS published an employment estimate of 4,550 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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What the Dental Assistants median says in Oklahoma
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Dental Assistants median in Oklahoma at $45,740 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 31-9091 and BLS area 40.
BLS lists 4,550 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $44,790 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Oklahoma's Dental Assistants median is 4.8% below the U.S. Dental Assistants median of $48,070 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 31-9091 and area 40. SOC 31-9091 names Dental Assistants. Area 40 names Oklahoma. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 31-9091/40 row reports 4,550 wage and salary jobs, 2.66 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.07 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 31-9091/40, the annual median is $45,740 per year, while the matching mean is $44,790 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 40 facts behind this Dental Assistants page
Area 40 reports 1,707,680 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,950. Its annual median is $45,600. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 31-9091 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Oklahoma runs from $25,850 at the 10th percentile to $100,690 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $32,740. The median is $45,600. The 75th percentile is $66,000. This is a place check, not a pay range for Dental Assistants.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 40. They do not show related skills or a path into Dental Assistants.
1. Area 40, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 52,520 jobs, $23,430 annual median, 30.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.24 location quotient.
2. Area 40, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 43,890 jobs, $90,430 annual median, 25.7 jobs per 1,000, and 1.14 location quotient.
3. Area 40, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 43,830 jobs, $29,660 annual median, 25.67 jobs per 1,000, and 1.02 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Oklahoma wage ladder for Dental Assistants
The 10th percentile is $36,030 per year. The 25th percentile is $37,210 per year. The median is $45,740 per year. The 75th percentile is $47,990 per year. The 90th percentile is $58,430 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $37,210 per year to $47,990 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $22,400. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Oklahoma has a annual median of $45,740 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $48,070 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Oklahoma. Oklahoma is 4.8% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Oklahoma ranks 40 of 53 among states and territories with a published annual median for Dental Assistants. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 40 of 53 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
37. Nebraska has a Dental Assistants median of $46,660 per year, 2,520 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.99.
38. Missouri has a Dental Assistants median of $45,970 per year, 6,760 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.92.
39. Idaho has a Dental Assistants median of $45,880 per year, 2,680 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.25.
41. Texas has a Dental Assistants median of $45,430 per year, 33,230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.95.
Pay leaders
Where Dental Assistants medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 31-9091, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Minnesota has the highest published median in this set, at $65,270 per year. Oklahoma sits at $45,740 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Dental Assistants is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Minnesota has a Dental Assistants median of $65,270 per year, or $19,530 above Oklahoma. BLS lists 5,980 jobs there, compared with 4,550 in Oklahoma. The location quotient is 0.81.
2. District of Columbia has a Dental Assistants median of $60,580 per year, or $14,840 above Oklahoma. BLS lists 630 jobs there, compared with 4,550 in Oklahoma. The location quotient is 0.36.
3. Maine has a Dental Assistants median of $60,070 per year, or $14,330 above Oklahoma. BLS lists 1,550 jobs there, compared with 4,550 in Oklahoma. The location quotient is 0.97.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Dental Assistants jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Dental Assistants in this same-source set, at 56,220 jobs. Oklahoma has 4,550. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 56,220 estimated Dental Assistants jobs, a gap of 51,670 jobs from Oklahoma. Its median is $50,110 per year, or $4,370 above Oklahoma. Its location quotient is 1.24.
2. Texas has 33,230 estimated Dental Assistants jobs, a gap of 28,680 jobs from Oklahoma. Its median is $45,430 per year, or $310 below Oklahoma. Its location quotient is 0.95.
3. Florida has 26,620 estimated Dental Assistants jobs, a gap of 22,070 jobs from Oklahoma. Its median is $47,620 per year, or $1,880 above Oklahoma. Its location quotient is 1.07.
Local-share leaders
Where Dental Assistants takes the largest share of local jobs
Utah has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.54. Oklahoma has 1.07. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Dental Assistants is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Utah has a location quotient of 1.54, a gap of 0.47 from Oklahoma. BLS lists 6,640 Dental Assistants jobs and a median of $37,760 per year, or $7,980 below Oklahoma.
2. Washington has a location quotient of 1.47, a gap of 0.40 from Oklahoma. BLS lists 13,050 Dental Assistants jobs and a median of $58,090 per year, or $12,350 above Oklahoma.
3. Alaska has a location quotient of 1.4, a gap of 0.33 from Oklahoma. BLS lists 1,140 Dental Assistants jobs and a median of $57,710 per year, or $11,970 above Oklahoma.
Job scale and share
How common Dental Assistants is in Oklahoma
BLS lists 4,550 Dental Assistants jobs in Oklahoma. It also lists 2.66 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.07. A value of 1 means Dental Assistants has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Oklahoma is $45,600 per year. The Dental Assistants median is $45,740 per year. Dental Assistants is 0.3% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Oklahoma. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Dental Assistants. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Oklahoma median of $45,430 per year. BLS lists 15,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
2. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Oklahoma median of $46,180 per year. BLS lists 16,490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Oklahoma median of $48,200 per year. BLS lists 18,500 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Oklahoma
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Oklahoma table, at 52,520 jobs. Dental Assistants has 4,550 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 1,707,680. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Dental Assistants's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 52,520 jobs in Oklahoma, a gap of 47,970 from Dental Assistants. Its median is $23,430 per year, or $22,310 below Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.24.
2. General and Operations Managers has 43,890 jobs in Oklahoma, a gap of 39,340 from Dental Assistants. Its median is $90,430 per year, or $44,690 above Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.14.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Oklahoma
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Oklahoma role table, at $90,430 per year. Dental Assistants has $45,740 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,600 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $90,430 per year in Oklahoma, or $44,690 above Dental Assistants. BLS lists 43,890 jobs, compared with 4,550 for Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.14.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,920 per year in Oklahoma, or $37,180 above Dental Assistants. BLS lists 38,270 jobs, compared with 4,550 for Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.03.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,370 per year in Oklahoma, or $33,630 above Dental Assistants. BLS lists 16,720 jobs, compared with 4,550 for Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.05.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Oklahoma
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Oklahoma role table, at 1.41. Dental Assistants has 1.07. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Dental Assistants with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.41 in Oklahoma, a gap of 0.34 from Dental Assistants. BLS lists 18,900 jobs and a median of $35,420 per year, or $10,320 below Dental Assistants.
2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.32 in Oklahoma, a gap of 0.25 from Dental Assistants. BLS lists 15,480 jobs and a median of $48,710 per year, or $2,970 above Dental Assistants.
Price-level view
What $45,740 may mean after the Oklahoma price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Oklahoma is 87.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 12.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $45,740 Dental Assistants median by 87.8 divided by 100. The result is $52,070 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 62.8. Goods are 93.8. Utilities are 73.9. Other services are 95.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Dental Assistants row is 5.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 4,550 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $44,790 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Dental Assistants. It uses a Oklahoma place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $45,740 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Dental Assistants row for Oklahoma does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 4,550 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.07 is not a growth score. Rank 40 of 53 is not a place score. The 87.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 31-9091 in BLS area 40. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 40, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 41,140 jobs, $28,180 annual median, 24.09 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
5. Area 40, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 38,270 jobs, $82,920 annual median, 22.41 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
6. Area 40, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 38,210 jobs, $36,990 annual median, 22.38 jobs per 1,000, and 1.18 location quotient.
4. New Hampshire has a Dental Assistants median of $59,530 per year, or $13,790 above Oklahoma. BLS lists 1,600 jobs there, compared with 4,550 in Oklahoma. The location quotient is 0.94.
5. Oregon has a Dental Assistants median of $59,490 per year, or $13,750 above Oklahoma. BLS lists 5,930 jobs there, compared with 4,550 in Oklahoma. The location quotient is 1.21.
6. Washington has a Dental Assistants median of $58,090 per year, or $12,350 above Oklahoma. BLS lists 13,050 jobs there, compared with 4,550 in Oklahoma. The location quotient is 1.47.
7. Massachusetts has a Dental Assistants median of $57,980 per year, or $12,240 above Oklahoma. BLS lists 9,680 jobs there, compared with 4,550 in Oklahoma. The location quotient is 1.07.
8. North Dakota has a Dental Assistants median of $57,770 per year, or $12,030 above Oklahoma. BLS lists 860 jobs there, compared with 4,550 in Oklahoma. The location quotient is 0.8.
4. New York has 19,800 estimated Dental Assistants jobs, a gap of 15,250 jobs from Oklahoma. Its median is $48,110 per year, or $2,370 above Oklahoma. Its location quotient is 0.82.
5. Illinois has 13,740 estimated Dental Assistants jobs, a gap of 9,190 jobs from Oklahoma. Its median is $48,610 per year, or $2,870 above Oklahoma. Its location quotient is 0.9.
6. Washington has 13,050 estimated Dental Assistants jobs, a gap of 8,500 jobs from Oklahoma. Its median is $58,090 per year, or $12,350 above Oklahoma. Its location quotient is 1.47.
7. Ohio has 12,150 estimated Dental Assistants jobs, a gap of 7,600 jobs from Oklahoma. Its median is $47,970 per year, or $2,230 above Oklahoma. Its location quotient is 0.88.
8. Pennsylvania has 12,080 estimated Dental Assistants jobs, a gap of 7,530 jobs from Oklahoma. Its median is $47,930 per year, or $2,190 above Oklahoma. Its location quotient is 0.8.
4. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 0.30 from Oklahoma. BLS lists 3,210 Dental Assistants jobs and a median of $35,910 per year, or $9,830 below Oklahoma.
5. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.25, a gap of 0.18 from Oklahoma. BLS lists 1,960 Dental Assistants jobs and a median of $44,720 per year, or $1,020 below Oklahoma.
6. Idaho has a location quotient of 1.25, a gap of 0.18 from Oklahoma. BLS lists 2,680 Dental Assistants jobs and a median of $45,880 per year, or $140 above Oklahoma.
7. California has a location quotient of 1.24, a gap of 0.17 from Oklahoma. BLS lists 56,220 Dental Assistants jobs and a median of $50,110 per year, or $4,370 above Oklahoma.
8. Oregon has a location quotient of 1.21, a gap of 0.14 from Oklahoma. BLS lists 5,930 Dental Assistants jobs and a median of $59,490 per year, or $13,750 above Oklahoma.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Oklahoma median of $48,710 per year. BLS lists 15,480 jobs and a location quotient of 1.32.
5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Oklahoma median of $42,750 per year. BLS lists 18,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
6. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Oklahoma median of $40,600 per year. BLS lists 11,920 jobs and a location quotient of 0.77.
7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Oklahoma median of $39,660 per year. BLS lists 20,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
8. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Oklahoma median of $39,360 per year. BLS lists 13,710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
3. Retail Salespersons has 43,830 jobs in Oklahoma, a gap of 39,280 from Dental Assistants. Its median is $29,660 per year, or $16,080 below Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.02.
4. Cashiers has 41,140 jobs in Oklahoma, a gap of 36,590 from Dental Assistants. Its median is $28,180 per year, or $17,560 below Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.21.
5. Registered Nurses has 38,270 jobs in Oklahoma, a gap of 33,720 from Dental Assistants. Its median is $82,920 per year, or $37,180 above Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.03.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 38,210 jobs in Oklahoma, a gap of 33,660 from Dental Assistants. Its median is $36,990 per year, or $8,750 below Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.18.
7. Customer Service Representatives has 34,460 jobs in Oklahoma, a gap of 29,910 from Dental Assistants. Its median is $38,650 per year, or $7,090 below Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.21.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 32,910 jobs in Oklahoma, a gap of 28,360 from Dental Assistants. Its median is $34,790 per year, or $10,950 below Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.06.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $62,160 per year in Oklahoma, or $16,420 above Dental Assistants. BLS lists 14,220 jobs, compared with 4,550 for Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.05.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $60,870 per year in Oklahoma, or $15,130 above Dental Assistants. BLS lists 19,860 jobs, compared with 4,550 for Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.26.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $54,410 per year in Oklahoma, or $8,670 above Dental Assistants. BLS lists 27,840 jobs, compared with 4,550 for Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.23.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $48,710 per year in Oklahoma, or $2,970 above Dental Assistants. BLS lists 15,480 jobs, compared with 4,550 for Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.32.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $48,200 per year in Oklahoma, or $2,460 above Dental Assistants. BLS lists 18,500 jobs, compared with 4,550 for Dental Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.21.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.26 in Oklahoma, a gap of 0.19 from Dental Assistants. BLS lists 19,860 jobs and a median of $60,870 per year, or $15,130 above Dental Assistants.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Oklahoma, a gap of 0.18 from Dental Assistants. BLS lists 15,340 jobs and a median of $45,430 per year, or $310 below Dental Assistants.
5. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.25 in Oklahoma, a gap of 0.18 from Dental Assistants. BLS lists 11,810 jobs and a median of $28,620 per year, or $17,120 below Dental Assistants.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.24 in Oklahoma, a gap of 0.17 from Dental Assistants. BLS lists 52,520 jobs and a median of $23,430 per year, or $22,310 below Dental Assistants.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.23 in Oklahoma, a gap of 0.16 from Dental Assistants. BLS lists 27,840 jobs and a median of $54,410 per year, or $8,670 above Dental Assistants.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.22 in Oklahoma, a gap of 0.15 from Dental Assistants. BLS lists 19,410 jobs and a median of $35,930 per year, or $9,810 below Dental Assistants.
Precise employer-title matches for Dental Assistants in Oklahoma
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Oklahoma place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
