Dental assistant jobs in District of Columbia

5 open dental assistant jobs in District of Columbia at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $29.13 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants in District of Columbia, opens in a new tab) for dental assistants here.

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BLS median in DC

2nd of 51 states and territories

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Barton AssociatesLocum tenens agency
A locum tenens agency placing physicians, dentists, NPs, PAs and CRNAs, with travel and malpractice covered.
Places: Doctors, NPs & PAs, Dental
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Dental Assistant
Guardian Dentistry Partners · Washington, DC· 1d ago
Dental Assistant II
Community of Hope · Washington, DC· 1w ago
$24.51–$26.92/hr
Dental Assistant / Hygiene Assistant
Tend · Washington, DC· 3w ago
$23–$29/hr
Dental Assistant Certified
Children's National Hospital · Washington, DC· 1mo ago
$27.10–$53.17/hr
DENTAL ASSISTANT
DOCS Health · Washington, DC· 1mo ago

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Where the dental assistant jobs are in District of Columbia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

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What dental assistants earn in District of Columbia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in District of Columbia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in District of Columbia, May 2025

$29.13/hr ($60,580 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants in District of Columbia, opens in a new tab)

Median for dental assistants, against $23.11 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 630 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants in District of Columbia, opens in a new tab) employed in District of Columbia.

By metro area

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$22.85/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, opens in a new tab) · 8,440 (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, opens in a new tab) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Dental Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring dental assistants in District of Columbia

Children's National Hospital1 open in District of Columbia
Community of Hope1 open in District of Columbia
DOCS Health1 open in District of Columbia
Guardian Dentistry Partners1 open in District of Columbia
Tend1 open in District of Columbia

What the job takes

A dental assisting program or on-the-job training; rules for X-rays and expanded duties differ by state.

Depends on the state
Certified dental assistant (CDA)
Dental Assisting National Board; state dental boards. States set their own rules for X-rays and expanded duties
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Dental assistant jobs in District of Columbia: common questions

How much do dental assistants make in District of Columbia?

Too few open dental assistant jobs in District of Columbia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $29.13/hr ($60,580 a year) for dental assistants in District of Columbia (May 2025), against $23.11 nationally, 2nd highest of 51 states and territories.

Who is hiring dental assistants in District of Columbia?

By open jobs on this board: Children's National Hospital (1), Community of Hope (1) and DOCS Health (1). In all, 5 employers have dental assistant jobs open in District of Columbia.

What do you need to work as a dental assistant in District of Columbia?

A dental assisting program or on-the-job training; rules for X-rays and expanded duties differ by state. Certified dental assistant (CDA) (Dental Assisting National Board; state dental boards; states set their own rules for X-rays and expanded duties). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from District of Columbia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in District of Columbia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in District of Columbia, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants (SOC 31-9091), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Certified dental assistant (CDA): Dental Assisting National Board; state dental boards

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Dental assistant jobs in District of Columbia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/dental-assistant/district-of-columbia

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