Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
221,560	1.3 %	$37.13	$77,230	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$25.54	$30.90	$36.65	$44.02	$49.68
Annual Wage (2)	$53,130	$64,260	$76,220	$91,560	$103,340

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists	209,510	21.70	$37.28	$77,540
Employment Services	3,270	0.09	$36.19	$75,280
Offices of Physicians	2,410	0.09	$35.39	$73,610
Outpatient Care Centers	1,600	0.17	$37.16	$77,300
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	810	0.04	$29.54	$61,440

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists	209,510	21.70	$37.28	$77,540
Outpatient Care Centers	1,600	0.17	$37.16	$77,300
Offices of Physicians	2,410	0.09	$35.39	$73,610
Employment Services	3,270	0.09	$36.19	$75,280
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	200	0.06	$31.23	$64,950

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	30	(7)	$41.57	$86,460
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	320	0.03	$39.13	$81,400
Management of Companies and Enterprises	60	(7)	$38.00	$79,040
Offices of Dentists	209,510	21.70	$37.28	$77,540
Outpatient Care Centers	1,600	0.17	$37.16	$77,300

Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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	23,320	1.34	0.89	$51.08	$106,240
Texas	14,310	1.15	0.76	$36.77	$76,490
New York	11,620	1.22	0.81	$37.00	$76,960
Florida	11,310	1.29	0.85	$31.82	$66,170
Ohio	9,670	1.77	1.18	$32.65	$67,900

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)
Idaho	1,880	2.59	1.72	$36.50	$75,910
Connecticut	4,140	2.49	1.65	$39.71	$82,600
New Hampshire	1,510	2.29	1.52	$39.16	$81,460
Rhode Island	1,100	2.28	1.51	$36.21	$75,330
Michigan	9,140	2.10	1.40	$31.54	$65,610

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	610	1.91	1.27	$55.19	$114,790
California	23,320	1.34	0.89	$51.08	$106,240
District of Columbia	(8)	(8)	(8)	$49.22	$102,380
Washington	6,660	2.01	1.33	$44.81	$93,200
Oregon	3,810	2.00	1.32	$41.96	$87,270

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	12,010	1.24	0.82	$41.82	$86,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,380	1.58	1.05	$35.60	$74,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,660	1.07	0.71	$49.69	$103,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	5,060	1.38	0.92	$38.96	$81,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,760	1.70	1.13	$40.82	$84,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,260	1.34	0.89	$43.58	$90,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	4,250	2.15	1.42	$32.28	$67,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,180	1.45	0.96	$37.71	$78,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,170	1.69	1.12	$54.78	$113,940
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,770	1.86	1.24	$45.64	$94,930