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California Dental Hygienist Schools and Career Information

Career Information for Dental Hygienists in California

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Fast Facts for Dental Hygienists in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Cruz, Yuba City, and San Luis Obispo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Salinas, San Jose, and Visalia
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Oakland, Santa Ana, and Sacramento

Salaries for Dental Hygienists in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Santa Rosa, Oakland, and Napa. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Dental Hygienists in California are listed below.

Selected Dental Hygienist Schools in California

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West Coast University
Anaheim

Offers undergraduate degree programs in nursing and health care administration. Located in Los Angeles and Anaheim, California

  • Programs: Dental Hygiene
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

More California Dental Hygienist Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Cabrillo CollegeAptosAssociate15,114
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkAssociate22,273
Chabot CollegeHaywardAssociate13,229
College of San MateoSan MateoAssociate10,516
Cypress CollegeCypressAssociate13,592
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant HillAssociate19,768
Foothill CollegeLos Altos HillsAssociate18,132
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Loma Linda UniversityLoma LindaDoctorate & First Professional4,022
Los Angeles City CollegeLos AngelesAssociate17,204
Oxnard CollegeOxnardAssociate6,803
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaAssociate26,672
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho CucamongaRancho CucamongaAssociate791
San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisaliaAssociate892
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Shasta CollegeReddingAssociate9,102
Taft CollegeTaftAssociate9,328
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408
University of the PacificStocktonDoctorate6,235
West Los Angeles CollegeCulver CityAssociate9,975

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Dental Hygienists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Dental Hygienists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Dental Hygienists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Santa Cruz320$81,2103
Yuba City110$92,3102.5
San Luis Obispo260$82,6202.1
Vallejo250$90,8501.6
Oakland2,180$97,9501.6
Hanford50$72,4501.6
Santa Rosa360$114,6901.5
Oxnard580$85,0501.5
Merced100$94,4101.5
Sacramento1,450$85,6201.2
Santa Barbara250$79,8301.2
Stockton300$73,0801.1
Santa Ana2,150$79,1601.1
Modesto220$65,7601.1
Napa80$97,0701.1
Madera40$76,8301
San Francisco1,280$94,9601
Redding70$80,4300.9
Fresno380$66,1300.9
Riverside1,380$83,4400.8
San Diego1,440$83,8100.8
Visalia110$76,9400.7
San Jose770$87,5400.6
Salinas120$96,5300.6
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