Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
214,700	1.6 %	$ 40.80	$ 84,860	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Dental Hygienists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 29.57	$ 36.11	$ 39.14	$ 46.57	$ 51.75
Annual Wage (2)	$ 61,510	$ 75,100	$ 81,400	$ 96,870	$ 107,640

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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists	203,330	20.20	$ 40.92	$ 85,110
Employment Services	2,630	0.07	$ 42.63	$ 88,670
Offices of Physicians	2,080	0.07	$ 37.06	$ 77,070
Outpatient Care Centers	1,850	0.18	$ 41.63	$ 86,580
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	870	0.04	$ 33.39	$ 69,450

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dental Hygienists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists	203,330	20.20	$ 40.92	$ 85,110
Outpatient Care Centers	1,850	0.18	$ 41.63	$ 86,580
Employment Services	2,630	0.07	$ 42.63	$ 88,670
Offices of Physicians	2,080	0.07	$ 37.06	$ 77,070
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	90	0.04	$ 29.91	$ 62,210

Top paying industries for Dental Hygienists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Home Health Care Services	(8)	(8)	$ 46.61	$ 96,950
Management of Companies and Enterprises	170	0.01	$ 43.93	$ 91,380
Employment Services	2,630	0.07	$ 42.63	$ 88,670
Outpatient Care Centers	1,850	0.18	$ 41.63	$ 86,580
Facilities Support Services	30	0.02	$ 41.60	$ 86,530

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.

Map of employment of dental hygienists by state, May 2022

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	25,980	1.47	1.01	$ 53.65	$ 111,580
New York	13,360	1.47	1.01	$ 40.80	$ 84,860
Florida	13,090	1.42	0.98	$ 36.59	$ 76,100
Texas	11,180	0.86	0.59	$ 38.31	$ 79,690
Pennsylvania	8,640	1.49	1.02	$ 36.32	$ 75,550

Map of location quotient of dental hygienists by state, May 2022

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	1,780	2.24	1.54	$ 39.49	$ 82,140
North Dakota	890	2.18	1.50	$ 36.91	$ 76,760
Washington	7,140	2.10	1.45	$ 53.57	$ 111,430
Vermont	610	2.09	1.44	$ 41.18	$ 85,660
Wyoming	540	2.01	1.39	$ 37.79	$ 78,600

Map of annual mean wages of dental hygienists by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Dental Hygienists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	560	1.83	1.26	$ 54.70	$ 113,770
California	25,980	1.47	1.01	$ 53.65	$ 111,580
Washington	7,140	2.10	1.45	$ 53.57	$ 111,430
Oregon	3,170	1.67	1.15	$ 45.85	$ 95,360
New Jersey	6,250	1.52	1.05	$ 45.49	$ 94,610

Map of employment of dental hygienists by area, May 2022

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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	13,270	1.44	0.99	$ 44.45	$ 92,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	9,560	1.57	1.08	$ 53.78	$ 111,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,900	1.56	1.08	$ 37.80	$ 78,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,800	1.73	1.19	$ 41.91	$ 87,160
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	4,390	2.16	1.49	$ 56.42	$ 117,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	3,780	1.58	1.09	$ 59.29	$ 123,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,670	1.40	0.96	$ 35.61	$ 74,080
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,420	1.13	0.78	$ 45.92	$ 95,510
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3,420	1.54	1.06	$ 42.81	$ 89,050
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,410	1.26	0.87	$ 43.23	$ 89,910

Map of location quotient of dental hygienists by area, May 2022

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)
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	200	3.65	2.51	$ 37.45	$ 77,900
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	180	3.33	2.30	$ 42.01	$ 87,380
Pocatello, ID	110	3.07	2.12	$ 37.05	$ 77,060
St. George, UT	240	3.04	2.10	$ 32.94	$ 68,510
Flint, MI	390	3.01	2.07	$ 33.52	$ 69,730
Wausau, WI	200	2.94	2.03	$ 34.88	$ 72,550
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	1,130	2.86	1.97	$ 47.16	$ 98,100
Danbury, CT	210	2.74	1.89	$ 42.99	$ 89,410
Kokomo, IN	90	2.72	1.87	$ 38.47	$ 80,020
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	840	2.69	1.85	$ 49.44	$ 102,840