Occupation 6133 · Caring, leisure and other service occupations
Dental nurses prepare patients for, and assist with, dental examinations, prepare and sterilise instruments and maintain case records.
Entry is most common with GCSEs/S grades. Training is available both Off and on-the-job. To become a registered dental nurse, entrants need to complete a course recognised by the General Dental Council.
Dental assistant · Dental nurse · Dental nurse-receptionist · Dental surgery assistant
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6133 : Dental nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 33,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6133 : Dental nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 35,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6133 : Dental nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 40,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6133 : Dental nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6133 : Dental nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6133 : Dental nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 41,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6133 : Dental nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 3,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 3,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 2,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 6,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 4,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 4,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 6,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 2,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 4,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 6133 : Dental nurses | None | 700.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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