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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
29-2021 Dental Hygienists
Clean teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. May educate patients on oral hygiene, take and develop x rays, or apply fluoride or sealants.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 215,150 |
1.2 % |
$36.30 |
$75,500 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$24.97 |
$30.04 |
$35.97 |
$43.08 |
$48.95 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$51,930 |
$62,490 |
$74,820 |
$89,610 |
$101,820 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
22,240 |
1.31 |
0.88 |
$48.48 |
$100,830 |
| Texas |
13,850 |
1.14 |
0.77 |
$36.20 |
$75,300 |
| New York |
11,300 |
1.20 |
0.81 |
$36.68 |
$76,280 |
| Florida |
11,110 |
1.29 |
0.87 |
$30.80 |
$64,070 |
| Pennsylvania |
9,640 |
1.65 |
1.11 |
$32.22 |
$67,010 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rhode Island |
1,270 |
2.63 |
1.77 |
$35.89 |
$74,650 |
| Idaho |
1,700 |
2.41 |
1.62 |
$35.78 |
$74,430 |
| Connecticut |
3,990 |
2.40 |
1.62 |
$40.21 |
$83,630 |
| Vermont |
680 |
2.22 |
1.49 |
$34.85 |
$72,490 |
| Michigan |
9,510 |
2.20 |
1.48 |
$30.83 |
$64,130 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
600 |
1.89 |
1.27 |
$54.96 |
$114,320 |
| California |
22,240 |
1.31 |
0.88 |
$48.48 |
$100,830 |
| Washington |
6,010 |
1.84 |
1.24 |
$43.60 |
$90,690 |
| Arizona |
3,200 |
1.15 |
0.77 |
$41.29 |
$85,890 |
| New Jersey |
6,290 |
1.55 |
1.04 |
$41.28 |
$85,860 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,300 |
1.19 |
0.80 |
$41.72 |
$86,790 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,250 |
1.56 |
1.05 |
$36.05 |
$74,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,610 |
1.08 |
0.73 |
$47.42 |
$98,640 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,760 |
1.33 |
0.90 |
$38.27 |
$79,610 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
4,450 |
2.26 |
1.52 |
$30.67 |
$63,790 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,410 |
1.60 |
1.08 |
$40.30 |
$83,810 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,220 |
1.57 |
1.06 |
$32.37 |
$67,340 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,070 |
1.30 |
0.87 |
$43.39 |
$90,260 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,010 |
1.41 |
0.95 |
$36.97 |
$76,890 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,720 |
1.54 |
1.03 |
$52.76 |
$109,750 |
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United States Department of Labor
