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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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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:
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 |
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United States Department of Labor
