Dental Assistants
VET / TAFE Strong growth · ANZSCO skill level 4 · occupation 4232
Dental Assistants prepare patients for dental examination and assist Dental Practitioners, Hygienists and Therapists in providing care and treatment.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 15.6% university · 48.8% vet / tafe · 26.1% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Dental Studies. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University Charles Sturt University (CSU)
- University The University of Sydney
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University Charles Darwin University (CDU)
- University La Trobe University (La Trobe)
- University Griffith University
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Holmesglen Institute
- TAFE Menzies Institute of Technology
- TAFE Charles Institute of Technology Australia
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
NSW 29.2% · VIC 25% · QLD 23% · WA 10.7% · SA 6.8% · TAS 2.2% · ACT 2.2% · NT 0.8%
Top industries
Health Care and Social Assistance.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.