From Dental Assistants to …

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.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

Customer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryActive ListeningEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementAdministrativeSpeakingComputers and Electronics

1. Medical Assistants

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Medicine and Dentistry, Administrative, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Critical ThinkingCoordinationEducation and TrainingWriting

   11 live listings on JOBUS in California

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2. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Customer and Personal Service, Medicine and Dentistry, English Language, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   MathematicsWritingCoordinationCritical Thinking

   4 live listings on JOBUS in California

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   • Health Technician (Ophthalmology) · Veterans Health Administration · Los Angeles, CA

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3. Endoscopy Technicians

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   English Language, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Medicine and Dentistry, Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Critical ThinkingEducation and TrainingWritingOperations MonitoringJudgment and Decision Making

   8 live listings on JOBUS in California

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4. Dental Laboratory Technicians

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Administration and Management, English Language, Medicine and Dentistry, Reading Comprehension, Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   DesignProduction and ProcessingEducation and TrainingTime ManagementCritical Thinking

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

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5. Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Customer and Personal Service, Medicine and Dentistry, English Language, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Education and TrainingCritical ThinkingMathematicsWritingCoordination

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.