There are many websites I can turn to if I wanted to find the dental assistant salary listed to get an idea of what I may make if I decided to pursue the dental field. It is not a bad salary at all, starting out especially. The type of work they do is to assist the dentist with each patient. The dental assistant would pass the instruments to the dentist upon request. It’s not too much work, but  the duties can maybe become routine. It is for a person who likes to deal with others. If you are a people person, then this is a good job for anyone.