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Dental assistant jobs in North Dakota

open dental assistant jobs in North Dakota at . BLS measures a median of $27.78 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants in North Dakota) for dental assistants here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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    Zeal MedLocum tenens agency

    Places dentists and specialty dentists in locum shifts and assignments.

    Places: Dental

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    A network of more than 225 denture and implant dental practices in about 39 states, hiring associate dentists and affiliating practice owners.

    Places: Dental

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Where the dental assistant jobs are in North Dakota

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

What dental assistants earn in North Dakota

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 North Dakota

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

Measured by BLS in North Dakota, May 2025

$27.78/hr ($57,770 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants in North Dakota)

Median for dental assistants, against $23.11 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants, national) for the whole US; 860 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Assistants in North Dakota) employed in North Dakota.

By metro area

  • Fargo, ND-MN$27.38/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fargo, ND-MN) · 330 (source: BLS OEWS, Fargo, ND-MN) employed
  • Bismarck, ND$28.35/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Bismarck, ND) · 210 (source: BLS OEWS, Bismarck, ND) employed
  • Grand Forks, ND-MN$27.78/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Forks, ND-MN) · 110 (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Forks, ND-MN) employed
  • Minot, ND$27.78/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Minot, ND) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Minot, ND) 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 North Dakota

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

Dental assistant jobs in North Dakota: common questions

How much do dental assistants make in North Dakota?

Too few open dental assistant jobs in North Dakota post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $27.78/hr ($57,770 a year) for dental assistants in North Dakota (May 2025), against $23.11 nationally, 8th highest of 51 states and territories.

Where in North Dakota are the most dental assistant jobs?

Bismarck (4), Fargo (2), Grand Forks (2), Devils Lake (1) and Dickinson (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring dental assistants in North Dakota?

By open jobs on this board: Aspen Dental (2), DOCS Health (2) and Oral Surgery Partners (1). In all, 3 employers have dental assistant jobs open in North Dakota.

What do you need to work as a dental assistant in North Dakota?

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 North Dakota'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 North Dakota, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in North Dakota, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants (SOC 31-9091), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Assistants by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Certified dental assistant (CDA): Dental Assisting National Board; state dental boards

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Dental assistant jobs in North Dakota. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/dental-assistant/north-dakota

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