Dental assistants
Dental assistants: demand is giving mixed signals in the US and edging down in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Signals disagree
Basis: weekly thinning, outlook rising. Dental job postings -13.0% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +7.4%. Median pay: US$48,070.
Canada: Edging down
Basis: weekly thinning, other holding. Dental job postings -26.6% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +0.33 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 31-9091. Canada NOC 33100. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.