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Georgia Dental Hygienist Schools and Career Information

Career Information for Dental Hygienists in Georgia

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Fast Facts for Dental Hygienists in Georgia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Warner Robins, Macon, and Athens
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Dalton, Brunswick, and Savannah
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Atlanta, Augusta, and Macon

Salaries for Dental Hygienists in Georgia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Atlanta, Brunswick, and Savannah. (See table at bottom of page)

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Georgia Dental Hygienist Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Armstrong Atlantic State UniversitySavannahMasters6,848
Athens Technical CollegeAthensAssociate4,041
Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlantaAssociate3,327
Central Georgia Technical CollegeMaconAssociate5,233
Clayton State UniversityMorrowMasters6,043
Columbus Technical CollegeColumbusAssociate3,604
Darton CollegeAlbanyAssociate4,760
Gainesville State CollegeOakwoodBachelor7,474
Georgia Highlands CollegeRomeAssociate4,346
Georgia Perimeter CollegeDecaturAssociate21,473
Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrencevilleAssociate4,789
Lanier Technical CollegeOakwoodAssociate3,303
Medical College of GeorgiaAugustaDoctorate & First Professional2,392
Middle Georgia Technical CollegeWarner RobinsAssociate2,851
West Central Technical CollegeWacoAssociate3,530

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Dental Hygienists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Georgia. 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

GEORGIA

   
Warner Robins110$41,1601.9
Macon190$50,8001.6
Athens140$59,9401.5
Albany110$42,8801.5
Augusta390$55,2901.5
Atlanta3,460$69,5301.1
Rome40$58,8001
Columbus130$56,1501
Gainesville80$60,8901
Savannah170$61,3000.9
Brunswick40$64,3800.8
Dalton60$57,4200.6
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