Dental Assistant market brief · Los Angeles, CA
Dental Assistant Jobs in Los Angeles, CA
77 dental assistant openings are live in the Los Angeles, CA area from 33 employers, led by PDS Health, St. John’s Community Health, and AltaMed. The middle half of posted salaries runs $41,600–$56,070 a year (median $47,840), from the 83% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 77
- Live dental assistant openings currently tracked in the Los Angeles market.
Companies hiring
- 33
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $47,840
- 83% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 43%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
77
Hiring employers
33
Salary coverage
83%
Median experience
1.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
31
17 companies · $46,280 median
Established employers
24
9 companies · $47,840 median
Top of market
12
3 companies · $59,280 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$41,600
P50
$47,840
P75
$56,070
P90
$59,072
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live dental assistant listings in Los Angeles
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare dental assistant opportunities in Los Angeles, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 77 live roles tracked in this market.
- 33 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Dental Assistant in Los Angeles
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
77 dental assistant openings across 33 employers establish the current Los Angeles opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
PDS Health is one of the most active visible employers, with 6 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Los Angeles market view into active employers and representative dental assistant openings
Employer activity · 33 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 77 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More dental assistant openings in Los Angeles
- Registered Dental Assistant II Encino, Sherman Oaks, Northridge · Clove Dental
- Registered Dental Assistant · Actalent
- Dental Assistant · AltaMed
- Travel Dental Assistant, Oral Surgery · Positions in our Dental Offices
- Dental Assistant (Korean-speaking) - Los Angeles, CA · Comprehensive Mobile Care
- Dental Assistant I · Northeast Valley Health Corporation
- Dental Assistant I · Northeast Valley Health Corporation
- PT Sat Registered Dental Assistant Floater · St. John’s Community Health
- Dental Assistant · University of Southern California
- Registered Dental Assistant · West Coast Dental
- Dental Assistant · USC
- Dental Assistant · AltaMed
- Dental Assistant · University of Southern California- HS
- Dental Assistant And RDA · Actalent
- Dental Assistant (with RDA)-Ortho · Midwest Dental
- Dental Assistant (with RDA) · Midwest Dental
Dental Assistant jobs in Los Angeles: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many dental assistant jobs are open in Los Angeles?
Metaintro tracks 77 live dental assistant openings from 33 employers in the Los Angeles, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do dental assistant jobs in Los Angeles pay?
The median posted salary is $47,840 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $41,600 to $56,070. Based on the 83% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for dental assistant jobs in Los Angeles?
PDS Health, St. John’s Community Health, AltaMed, and Midwest Dental have the most open dental assistant roles here right now, out of 33 hiring employers.
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Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Los Angeles market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
Built for career movement
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