Occupational employment / Dental hygienists

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Dental hygienists" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,530 $36.85 $76,640
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 9,470 $35.31 $73,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 5,990 $38.30 $79,660
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 5,230 $31.96 $66,490
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 5,020 $36.16 $75,220
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 4,320 $31.77 $66,080
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 4,050 $30.43 $63,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,840 $38.43 $79,940
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 3,750 $37.23 $77,430
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,570 $31.69 $65,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 3,470 $46.56 $96,850
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 3,460 $33.43 $69,530
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,010 $34.03 $70,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 2,900 $27.91 $58,040
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,900 $44.63 $92,830
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,840 $33.77 $70,250
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 2,790 $30.75 $63,970
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 2,540 $30.49 $63,410
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 2,400 $45.40 $94,430
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2,370 $32.93 $68,490
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 2,200 $33.73 $70,160
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,180 $47.09 $97,950
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 2,150 $38.06 $79,160
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,120 $37.31 $77,600
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,080 $37.99 $79,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,010 $32.75 $68,120
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,990 $37.79 $78,610
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,930 $33.03 $68,710
Pittsburgh, PA 1,680 $25.19 $52,400
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,560 $36.80 $76,540
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,480 $28.96 $60,240
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,470 $33.56 $69,800
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,450 $41.17 $85,620
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 1,440 $40.29 $83,810
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,420 $29.52 $61,410
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,410 $31.13 $64,740
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,380 $40.12 $83,440
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,370 $29.20 $60,740
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,350 $35.11 $73,020
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,280 $45.66 $94,960
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,260 $29.72 $61,820
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,250 $34.35 $71,450
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,230 $34.02 $70,750
Columbus, OH 1,180 $33.29 $69,240
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,130 $28.03 $58,300
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,040 $37.93 $78,890
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 1,020 $26.39 $54,890
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,020 $29.16 $60,650
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,000 $31.61 $65,740
Rochester, NY 950 $27.58 $57,370
San Antonio, TX 920 $30.66 $63,770
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 910 $28.84 $59,980
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 890 $32.76 $68,150
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 890 $34.56 $71,890
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 880 $33.86 $70,430
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 850 $28.23 $58,710
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 810 $24.95 $51,900
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 810 $34.86 $72,510
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 800 $27.24 $56,650
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 780 $35.99 $74,850
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 780 $28.37 $59,000
Jacksonville, FL 780 $27.38 $56,940
Raleigh-Cary, NC 770 $30.93 $64,330
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 770 $42.09 $87,540
Austin-Round Rock, TX 760 $35.33 $73,490
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 730 $21.33 $44,370
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 720 $25.42 $52,880
Salt Lake City, UT 710 $31.04 $64,560
Richmond, VA 690 $32.16 $66,890
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 670 $26.20 $54,490
Oklahoma City, OK 660 $27.40 $56,990
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 660 $28.84 $59,980
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 650 $33.25 $69,170
Springfield, MA-CT 640 $32.59 $67,780
Honolulu, HI 630 $30.33 $63,100
Tucson, AZ 630 $35.60 $74,060
Worcester, MA-CT 600 $32.57 $67,750
Madison, WI 590 $30.43 $63,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 580 $40.89 $85,050
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 570 $35.72 $74,300
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 560 $34.18 $71,080
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 560 $26.44 $54,990
Toledo, OH 560 $27.11 $56,380
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 540 $33.37 $69,400
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 530 $28.80 $59,900
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 510 $26.45 $55,010
Syracuse, NY 500 $26.75 $55,640
Greensboro-High Point, NC 490 $27.06 $56,280
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 490 $40.88 $85,020
Boise City-Nampa, ID 480 $33.40 $69,470
Columbia, SC 470 $26.41 $54,940
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 460 $33.34 $69,350
Baton Rouge, LA 460 $26.32 $54,750
New Haven, CT 460 $33.76 $70,220
Knoxville, TN 460 $27.81 $57,840
Tulsa, OK 450 $31.40 $65,310
Dayton, OH 450 $28.23 $58,710
Albuquerque, NM 450 $36.09 $75,060
Flint, MI 430 $26.32 $54,740
Wichita, KS 430 $28.49 $59,260
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 430 $27.84 $57,910
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 420 $25.78 $53,620
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 410 $31.76 $66,050
Fort Wayne, IN 410 $25.60 $53,250
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 410 $30.00 $62,410
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 390 $26.58 $55,290
Provo-Orem, UT 390 $31.61 $65,740
Akron, OH 390 $29.59 $61,540
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 380 $32.52 $67,640
Fresno, CA 380 $31.79 $66,130
Lancaster, PA 370 $26.48 $55,070
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 360 $55.14 $114,690
Greenville, SC 360 $24.25 $50,430
Durham, NC 360 $30.78 $64,020
Ann Arbor, MI 360 $30.30 $63,030
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 360 $30.77 $64,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 350 $33.61 $69,910
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 350 $25.53 $53,100
Colorado Springs, CO 350 $30.79 $64,040
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 350 $30.89 $64,240
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 340 $32.76 $68,140
Spokane, WA 340 $34.89 $72,560
Winston-Salem, NC 340 $32.02 $66,600
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 340 $35.31 $73,440
Jackson, MS 340 $23.18 $48,210
Chattanooga, TN-GA 330 $27.47 $57,140
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 320 $28.79 $59,890
Eugene-Springfield, OR 320 $35.47 $73,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 320 $39.04 $81,210
Huntsville, AL 320 $22.36 $46,510
Lexington-Fayette, KY 310 $26.24 $54,570
Barnstable Town, MA 310 $35.63 $74,120
Stockton, CA 300 $35.13 $73,080
Peoria, IL 300 $20.85 $43,380
Green Bay, WI 300 $28.56 $59,400
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 300 $34.48 $71,710
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 300 $37.16 $77,300
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 290 $33.89 $70,490
Reno-Sparks, NV 280 $37.20 $77,380
Asheville, NC 280 $26.39 $54,880
Anchorage, AK 280 $45.10 $93,810
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 280 $27.30 $56,780
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 270 $34.48 $71,710
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 270 $38.07 $79,180
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 270 $36.03 $74,940
Manchester, NH 270 $35.13 $73,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 270 $27.49 $57,180
Boulder, CO 270 $39.89 $82,970
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 270 $22.89 $47,610
Mobile, AL 270 $22.70 $47,230
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 260 $27.79 $57,790
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 260 $39.72 $82,620
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 250 $38.38 $79,830
Fargo, ND-MN 250 $27.67 $57,560
Springfield, MO 250 $27.46 $57,130
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 250 $29.56 $61,480
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 250 $43.68 $90,850
Salem, OR 240 $36.06 $75,010
Evansville, IN-KY 240 $27.94 $58,130
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 240 $29.05 $60,430
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 240 $30.56 $63,550
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 230 $29.29 $60,910
Rockford, IL 230 $32.31 $67,210
Wilmington, NC 230 $31.95 $66,460
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 230 $44.79 $93,150
Roanoke, VA 230 $29.80 $61,980
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 230 $25.25 $52,530
Danbury, CT 230 $34.10 $70,920
Appleton, WI 230 $29.64 $61,640
Montgomery, AL 220 $20.46 $42,550
Modesto, CA 220 $31.61 $65,760
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 220 $30.18 $62,770
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 220 $23.97 $49,850
Lincoln, NE 210 $31.55 $65,620
Bloomington-Normal, IL 210 $22.81 $47,440
York-Hanover, PA 210 $25.68 $53,420
Binghamton, NY 210 $24.05 $50,030
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 210 $33.36 $69,400
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 200 $26.64 $55,400
Sioux Falls, SD 200 $30.48 $63,400
Reading, PA 200 $29.12 $60,560
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 200 $26.13 $54,350
Springfield, IL 200 $27.08 $56,330
New Bedford, MA 190 $32.67 $67,950
Macon, GA 190 $24.42 $50,800
Olympia, WA 190 $42.70 $88,810
Ocala, FL 190 $25.30 $52,630
Utica-Rome, NY 190 $28.76 $59,820
Fayetteville, NC 180 $26.41 $54,940
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 180 $37.79 $78,610
Corpus Christi, TX 180 $26.29 $54,680
Duluth, MN-WI 180 $28.01 $58,250
Yakima, WA 170 $40.15 $83,510
La Crosse, WI-MN 170 $28.32 $58,910
Spartanburg, SC 170 $25.23 $52,470
El Paso, TX 170 $24.48 $50,920
Bellingham, WA 170 $42.15 $87,680
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 170 Not available Not available
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 170 $35.41 $73,650
St. Cloud, MN 170 $33.08 $68,800
Savannah, GA 170 $29.47 $61,300
Billings, MT 160 $31.18 $64,850
Canton-Massillon, OH 160 $28.54 $59,370
Tallahassee, FL 160 $27.09 $56,360
Anderson, SC 160 $26.26 $54,610
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 160 $30.06 $62,530
Medford, OR 160 $35.41 $73,650
Atlantic City, NJ 150 $34.21 $71,150
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 150 $23.98 $49,880
Cedar Rapids, IA 150 $30.40 $63,230
Charleston, WV 140 $24.01 $49,940
Dothan, AL 140 $20.20 $42,020
Topeka, KS 140 $34.20 $71,140
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 140 $33.72 $70,130
Lake Charles, LA 140 $26.44 $54,990
Rochester, MN 140 $31.39 $65,290
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 140 $43.92 $91,360
Lakeland, FL 140 $29.91 $62,210
Athens-Clarke County, GA 140 $28.82 $59,940
Tuscaloosa, AL 140 $20.75 $43,160
Idaho Falls, ID 130 $29.93 $62,250
Champaign-Urbana, IL 130 $28.08 $58,400
Jackson, MI 130 $25.21 $52,440
Racine, WI 130 $29.45 $61,260
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 130 $31.08 $64,650
Johnson City, TN 130 $29.43 $61,210
Naples-Marco Island, FL 130 $32.49 $67,580
Longview, TX 130 Not available Not available
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 130 $15.03 $31,270
Columbus, GA-AL 130 $27.00 $56,150
Eau Claire, WI 130 $28.57 $59,430
Kingston, NY 120 $32.12 $66,820
Salinas, CA 120 $46.41 $96,530
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 120 $24.11 $50,150
Tyler, TX 120 $27.14 $56,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 120 $28.63 $59,560
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 120 $35.10 $73,010
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 120 $25.37 $52,770
Grand Junction, CO 120 $31.72 $65,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 120 $27.07 $56,310
Bangor, ME 120 $24.66 $51,300
Hattiesburg, MS 110 $24.92 $51,830
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 110 $26.82 $55,790
Albany, GA 110 $20.61 $42,880
Salisbury, MD 110 $36.11 $75,120
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 110 $35.14 $73,100
Joplin, MO 110 $27.38 $56,950
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 110 $37.71 $78,440
Decatur, AL 110 $17.71 $36,830
Clarksville, TN-KY 110 $29.02 $60,360
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 110 $27.05 $56,260
Wausau, WI 110 $27.27 $56,720
Missoula, MT 110 $30.34 $63,100
Warner Robins, GA 110 $19.79 $41,160
Rocky Mount, NC 110 $26.77 $55,680
Fond du Lac, WI 110 $27.29 $56,760
Dubuque, IA 110 $26.54 $55,200
Visalia-Porterville, CA 110 $36.99 $76,940
Waterbury, CT 110 $34.43 $71,610
Wheeling, WV-OH 110 $21.67 $45,070
Yuba City, CA 110 $44.38 $92,310
Florence, SC 110 $24.44 $50,840
Anniston-Oxford, AL 100 $18.87 $39,260
Bay City, MI 100 $28.55 $59,390
Bismarck, ND 100 $27.31 $56,810
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 100 $28.86 $60,040
Merced, CA 100 $45.39 $94,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 100 $29.18 $60,690
Kokomo, IN 100 $29.30 $60,950
Prescott, AZ 100 $35.35 $73,540
Flagstaff, AZ 100 $33.84 $70,390
Corvallis, OR 100 $36.14 $75,160
Portsmouth, NH-ME 100 $32.11 $66,790
Lynchburg, VA 100 $30.13 $62,680
Monroe, MI 100 $27.68 $57,570
Jacksonville, NC 100 $28.88 $60,060
Lima, OH 90 $26.03 $54,150
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 90 $31.64 $65,810
Owensboro, KY 90 $25.61 $53,280
Pocatello, ID 90 $29.54 $61,440
Ocean City, NJ 90 $35.48 $73,810
Bloomington, IN 90 $32.32 $67,230
Wenatchee, WA 90 $43.60 $90,680
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 90 $29.16 $60,650
Jonesboro, AR 90 $28.03 $58,290
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 90 $23.51 $48,900
Waco, TX 80 $30.43 $63,290
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 80 $41.45 $86,210
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 80 $28.80 $59,890
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 80 $35.46 $73,760
Punta Gorda, FL 80 $30.61 $63,670
Lafayette, IN 80 $35.30 $73,420
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 80 $24.74 $51,470
Gainesville, GA 80 $29.28 $60,890
Glens Falls, NY 80 $30.75 $63,950
Napa, CA 80 $46.67 $97,070
Coeur d'Alene, ID 80 $32.56 $67,720
Mansfield, OH 80 $30.57 $63,580
College Station-Bryan, TX 80 $32.02 $66,590
Battle Creek, MI 80 $26.57 $55,260
Columbia, MO 80 $29.88 $62,140
Greenville, NC 80 $31.40 $65,310
Pittsfield, MA 80 $32.12 $66,810
Wichita Falls, TX 70 $27.73 $57,680
Victoria, TX 70 $26.37 $54,850
State College, PA 70 $24.21 $50,360
Johnstown, PA 70 $25.15 $52,310
Odessa, TX 70 $27.42 $57,030
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 70 $27.20 $56,570
Santa Fe, NM 70 $38.73 $80,570
Casper, WY 70 $27.11 $56,390
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 70 $22.29 $46,370
Redding, CA 70 $38.67 $80,430
Winchester, VA-WV 70 $27.65 $57,510
Amarillo, TX 70 $24.66 $51,290
Harrisonburg, VA 70 $31.78 $66,100
Auburn-Opelika, AL 70 $21.76 $45,250
Muncie, IN 70 $34.84 $72,470
Williamsport, PA 70 $25.64 $53,340
Pascagoula, MS 70 $24.80 $51,590
Sumter, SC 60 $23.36 $48,580
Cumberland, MD-WV 60 $26.85 $55,850
Columbus, IN 60 $23.68 $49,250
Grand Forks, ND-MN 60 $24.12 $50,170
Iowa City, IA 60 $24.11 $50,150
Ames, IA 60 $31.53 $65,590
Goldsboro, NC 60 $30.45 $63,330
Dalton, GA 60 $27.61 $57,420
Gadsden, AL 60 $18.40 $38,270
Altoona, PA 60 $24.66 $51,300
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 60 $35.37 $73,560
Midland, TX 60 $33.55 $69,780
Lawrence, KS 60 $29.62 $61,600
Abilene, TX 60 $31.99 $66,550
Bowling Green, KY 60 $22.48 $46,760
Cleveland, TN 60 $25.02 $52,040
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 60 $29.89 $62,170
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 60 $23.07 $47,990
Morgantown, WV 60 $25.04 $52,070
Monroe, LA 60 $24.04 $50,000
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 60 $34.91 $72,620
Sheboygan, WI 60 $29.58 $61,530
Elmira, NY 60 $24.68 $51,340
Decatur, IL 60 $28.18 $58,610
Anderson, IN 50 $34.42 $71,600
Lebanon, PA 50 $26.38 $54,870
Danville, VA 50 $30.00 $62,400
Pueblo, CO 50 $32.70 $68,010
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 50 $34.83 $72,450
Springfield, OH 50 $30.25 $62,930
Dover, DE 50 $29.92 $62,240
Elizabethtown, KY 50 $25.09 $52,190
Sandusky, OH 50 $28.92 $60,160
Madera, CA 40 $36.94 $76,830
Brunswick, GA 40 $30.95 $64,380
Danville, IL 40 $26.30 $54,710
Rome, GA 40 $28.27 $58,800
St. Joseph, MO-KS 40 $27.57 $57,350
Alexandria, LA 40 $25.46 $52,960
Longview, WA 40 $35.91 $74,700
Lafayette, LA 40 $22.23 $46,240
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 40 $33.24 $69,130
Ithaca, NY 40 $27.55 $57,300
Hot Springs, AR 40 $30.15 $62,720
Lawton, OK 40 $27.46 $57,120
Lewiston, ID-WA 40 $36.99 $76,940
Farmington, NM 30 $29.13 $60,590
Great Falls, MT 30 $31.40 $65,310
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 30 $13.42 $27,910
Jackson, TN Not available $25.06 $52,130
St. George, UT Not available $23.62 $49,130
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Not available $26.76 $55,650
Valdosta, GA Not available $28.42 $59,120
Fort Smith, AR-OK Not available $29.39 $61,140
Bend, OR Not available $35.20 $73,220
Bakersfield, CA Not available $41.60 $86,530
Lubbock, TX Not available $31.29 $65,080
Chico, CA Not available $43.80 $91,100
Terre Haute, IN Not available $36.07 $75,030
Cheyenne, WY Not available $29.06 $60,440
Erie, PA Not available $25.36 $52,750
Burlington, NC Not available $27.36 $56,910
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Not available $28.77 $59,840
Rapid City, SD Not available $24.71 $51,390
Ogden-Clearfield, UT Not available $31.00 $64,470
Janesville, WI Not available $27.02 $56,210
Charlottesville, VA Not available $34.58 $71,930
Pine Bluff, AR Not available $32.36 $67,310
Carson City, NV Not available $43.74 $90,980
Greeley, CO Not available $35.61 $74,070
Las Cruces, NM Not available $30.37 $63,170
Gainesville, FL Not available $27.38 $56,940
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