Dental Hygienists Career

Vocational Programs for Dental Hygienists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
212K	$43.21	$89,890

The role of Dental Hygienists is to administer oral hygiene care to patients The average annual wage of the occupations is $89,890 and $43 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Dental Hygienists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 211,630 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Dental Hygienists is $68,917. The average length of the programs is 93 hours and the average completion time is 19.05 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Dental Hygienists Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Dental Hygienists. Total 26 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Dental Hygiene/Hygienist page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Dental Hygienists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	26	$68,917	$6,198	93 Hours	19.05 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Dental Hygienists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

$68,917

$6,198

93 Hours

19.05 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Dental Hygienists

The following 26 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Dental Hygienists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.