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	Dental Assistants	Medical and Health Services Managers	Medical Assistants	Patient Representatives
SUMMARY	38% Low Risk	10% Minimal Risk	30% Low Risk	29% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	5.5/10	8.5/10	5.6/10	5.4/10
POLLING	41% (Moderate Risk, Based on 103 votes)	35% (Low Risk, Based on 126 votes)	46% (Moderate Risk, Based on 110 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
GROWTH by year 2034	6.4%	23.2%	12.5%	5.2%
WAGES	$47,300 or $22.74 per hour	$117,960 or $56.71 per hour	$44,200 or $21.25 per hour	$48,790 or $23.45 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	375,430	565,840	793,460	174,060
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	Perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.	Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.	Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.	Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.

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