Dental jobs in California
168 verified openings
Dental jobs in California pay very differently depending on which end of the state you work in. In May 2025 the San Francisco area paid dental assistants a median of $64,390 and hygienists $146,760, while the Los Angeles area, with nearly three times as many assistants, paid them $46,900 and hygienists $122,980.
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General Dentist
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Registered Dental Assistant
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Dental Assistant, OS (Limited Part-Time)
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Traveling Dental Assistant - Ortho, Part-Time
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About Dental jobs in California
Weigh that gap against the cost of the move before chasing it. Statewide, California employs 56,220 dental assistants and 24,500 hygienists, more of each than any other state, and its registered dental assistant license comes with a state written and law exam. Today that is 168 live dental jobs in California. Gentle Dental, Western Dental & Orthodontics, and Sonrava Health have posted the most of them, and Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and Vista have more than anywhere else. Posted pay runs from $58k to $509k a year where an employer states it.