Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants in South Coast - Burin Peninsula

The employment outlook will be Moderate for dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants (NOC 33100) in the South Coast - Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay regions for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants in the South Coast - Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay regions:

• Approximately 90 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%