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North Carolina Dental Hygienist Schools and Career Information

Career Information for Dental Hygienists in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Dental Hygienists in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jacksonville, Rocky Mount, and Goldsboro
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charlotte, Greenville, and Greensboro
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro

Salaries for Dental Hygienists in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Winston-Salem, Wilmington, and Charlotte. (See table at bottom of page)

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North Carolina Dental Hygienist Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAshevilleAssociate6,408
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmingtonAssociate7,570
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickoryAssociate4,765
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotteAssociate18,052
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonvilleAssociate4,349
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurhamAssociate5,170
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayettevilleAssociate9,063
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston SalemAssociate7,276
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestownAssociate10,571
Halifax Community CollegeWeldonAssociate1,142
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillDoctorate & First Professional28,136
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleighAssociate12,238
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboroAssociate2,988

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Dental Hygienists

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

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Jacksonville100$60,0602.2
Rocky Mount110$55,6801.6
Goldsboro60$63,3301.4
Wilmington230$66,4601.3
Asheville280$54,8801.2
Winston-Salem340$66,6001.2
Fayetteville180$54,9401.2
Raleigh770$64,3301.1
Durham360$64,0201
Greensboro490$56,2801
Greenville80$65,3100.9
Charlotte1,000$65,7400.8
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