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Dental Assistants and Dental Laboratory Assistants Salary in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake, Alberta

NOC 33100Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$27.37 an hour Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
14.5% lower $4.63 below the Alberta median of $32.00
Compared with Canada
1.4% higher $0.37 above the Canadian median of $27.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake and CanadaWood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $27.37, from $20.37 to $34.38. Alberta (province): median $32.00, from $24.00 to $38.00, middle half $28.00 to $35.00. Canada: median $27.00, from $21.00 to $35.00, middle half $24.00 to $31.00.$20$25$30$35$40Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $27.37, from $20.37 to $34.38Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$27.37Alberta (province): median $32.00, from $24.00 to $38.00, middle half $28.00 to $35.00Alberta (province)$32.00Canada: median $27.00, from $21.00 to $35.00, middle half $24.00 to $31.00Canada$27.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
WageWood Buffalo – Cold LakeAlbertaCanada
Low $20.37 $24.00 $21.00
Lower quartile Not stated $28.00 $24.00
Median $27.37 $32.00 $27.00
Upper quartile Not stated $35.00 $31.00
High $34.38 $38.00 $35.00
Average Not stated $32.04 $27.82

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Alberta?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Alberta.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.

By region in Alberta

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in AlbertaEdmonton: median $34.00, from $29.00 to $38.00. Calgary: median $33.00, from $23.00 to $37.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $30.00, from $25.00 to $35.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $28.50, from $24.00 to $31.50. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $28.50, from $24.00 to $31.50. Red Deer: median $27.88, from $21.89 to $31.97. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $27.37, from $20.37 to $34.38. Camrose – Drumheller: median $27.26, from $22.20 to $32.12.$20$25$30$35$40Edmonton: median $34.00, from $29.00 to $38.00Edmonton$34.00Calgary: median $33.00, from $23.00 to $37.00Calgary$33.00Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $30.00, from $25.00 to $35.00Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$30.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $28.50, from $24.00 to $31.50Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$28.50Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $28.50, from $24.00 to $31.50Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$28.50Red Deer: median $27.88, from $21.89 to $31.97Red Deer$27.88Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $27.37, from $20.37 to $34.38Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$27.37Camrose – Drumheller: median $27.26, from $22.20 to $32.12Camrose – Drumheller$27.26
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Edmonton$29.00$34.00$38.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Calgary$23.00$33.00$37.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$25.00$30.00$35.00Good (4 of 5)
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$24.00$28.50$31.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$24.00$28.50$31.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Red Deer$21.89$27.88$31.97Moderate (3 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$20.37$27.37$34.38Good (4 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$22.20$27.26$32.12Good (4 of 5)

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