DEMAND FOR DENTAL ASSISTANTS

Degree of Difficulty Employers Report
Finding Inexperienced and Experienced Workers in this Field*


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Experience Level	Not Difficult	A Little Difficult	Somewhat Difficult	Very Difficult

Butte	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Contra Costa	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Fresno	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Golden Sierra	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Humboldt	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Kings	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Madera	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Marin	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Mendocino	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Merced	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Merced	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mother Lode	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Napa	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Nortec	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Riverside	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Bernardino	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Diego	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Mateo	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Barbara	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Clara	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Cruz	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Shasta	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sonoma	1995	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Tulare	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Ventura	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX

*The greater the difficulty employers report finding workers, the easier it is to find a job.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department