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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-1292 Dental Hygienists
Administer oral hygiene care to patients. Assess patient oral hygiene problems or needs and maintain health records. Advise patients on oral health maintenance and disease prevention. May provide advanced care such as providing fluoride treatment or administering topical anesthesia.
National estimates for Dental Hygienists
Industry profile for Dental Hygienists
Geographic profile for Dental Hygienists
National estimates for Dental Hygienists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Dental Hygienists:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
207,190 |
2.1 % |
$ 39.12 |
$ 81,360 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Dental Hygienists:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 28.90 |
$ 35.36 |
$ 37.41 |
$ 47.24 |
$ 48.18 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 60,100 |
$ 73,540 |
$ 77,810 |
$ 98,260 |
$ 100,200 |
Industry profile for Dental Hygienists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Dental Hygienists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Dental Hygienists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Dental Hygienists:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dental Hygienists:
Top paying industries for Dental Hygienists:
Geographic profile for Dental Hygienists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Dental Hygienists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Dental Hygienists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Dental Hygienists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
25,200 |
1.52 |
1.04 |
$ 52.02 |
$ 108,200 |
Texas |
13,030 |
1.07 |
0.72 |
$ 36.53 |
$ 75,970 |
Florida |
11,230 |
1.30 |
0.89 |
$ 35.18 |
$ 73,180 |
New York |
10,020 |
1.16 |
0.79 |
$ 40.19 |
$ 83,600 |
Pennsylvania |
9,690 |
1.74 |
1.18 |
$ 34.48 |
$ 71,710 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dental Hygienists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Idaho |
1,880 |
2.49 |
1.69 |
$ 36.08 |
$ 75,040 |
Rhode Island |
1,120 |
2.44 |
1.66 |
$ 37.09 |
$ 77,140 |
Hawaii |
1,340 |
2.43 |
1.66 |
$ 39.41 |
$ 81,970 |
New Hampshire |
1,410 |
2.22 |
1.51 |
$ 39.74 |
$ 82,660 |
North Dakota |
850 |
2.15 |
1.46 |
$ 33.39 |
$ 69,440 |
Top paying states for Dental Hygienists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
510 |
1.72 |
1.17 |
$ 55.53 |
$ 115,510 |
California |
25,200 |
1.52 |
1.04 |
$ 52.02 |
$ 108,200 |
Washington |
6,840 |
2.13 |
1.45 |
$ 51.06 |
$ 106,200 |
Oregon |
3,740 |
2.05 |
1.39 |
$ 45.40 |
$ 94,420 |
Nevada |
2,030 |
1.58 |
1.07 |
$ 43.01 |
$ 89,460 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Dental Hygienists:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
10,150 |
1.78 |
1.21 |
$ 50.41 |
$ 104,840 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,570 |
1.10 |
0.75 |
$ 44.00 |
$ 91,530 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,960 |
1.64 |
1.12 |
$ 38.24 |
$ 79,540 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,790 |
1.80 |
1.23 |
$ 39.90 |
$ 83,000 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,440 |
1.24 |
0.84 |
$ 36.37 |
$ 75,660 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,360 |
1.49 |
1.01 |
$ 42.70 |
$ 88,820 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
4,260 |
2.22 |
1.51 |
$ 53.65 |
$ 111,600 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,980 |
1.54 |
1.05 |
$ 42.15 |
$ 87,680 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
3,360 |
1.86 |
1.27 |
$ 31.94 |
$ 66,430 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,310 |
1.82 |
1.24 |
$ 39.17 |
$ 81,470 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dental Hygienists:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Pocatello, ID |
120 |
3.45 |
2.35 |
$ 32.57 |
$ 67,740 |
Danbury, CT |
230 |
3.22 |
2.19 |
$ 41.71 |
$ 86,760 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
1,150 |
3.07 |
2.09 |
$ 45.95 |
$ 95,570 |
Flint, MI |
380 |
3.04 |
2.06 |
$ 32.38 |
$ 67,340 |
Jacksonville, NC |
140 |
3.00 |
2.04 |
$ 32.63 |
$ 67,880 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
270 |
2.90 |
1.97 |
$ 54.99 |
$ 114,370 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
150 |
2.85 |
1.94 |
$ 39.40 |
$ 81,950 |
Wausau, WI |
190 |
2.81 |
1.91 |
$ 32.93 |
$ 68,490 |
Albany, OR |
120 |
2.70 |
1.84 |
$ 41.52 |
$ 86,360 |
Bismarck, ND |
180 |
2.61 |
1.77 |
$ 34.88 |
$ 72,550 |
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