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Mississippi Dental Hygienist Schools and Career Information

Career Information for Dental Hygienists in Mississippi

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Fast Facts for Dental Hygienists in Mississippi

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hattiesburg and Pascagoula
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Gulfport and Jackson
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Jackson and Hattiesburg

Salaries for Dental Hygienists in Mississippi

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Gulfport and Hattiesburg. (See table at bottom of page)

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Mississippi Dental Hygienist Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWessonAssociate2,382
Hinds Community CollegeRaymondAssociate9,941
Meridian Community CollegeMeridianAssociate3,543
Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorheadAssociate3,006
Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBoonevilleAssociate3,339
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobiaAssociate7,097
Pearl River Community CollegePoplarvilleAssociate4,593
University of Mississippi Medical CenterJacksonDoctorate1,702

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Dental Hygienists

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

MISSISSIPPI

   
Hattiesburg110$51,8301.7
Pascagoula70$51,5901.3
Jackson340$48,2101
Gulfport110$55,7900.8
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