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Washington Dental Hygienist Schools and Career Information

Career Information for Dental Hygienists in Washington

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Fast Facts for Dental Hygienists in Washington

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bremerton, Wenatchee, and Bellingham
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Longview, Seattle, and Spokane
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane

Salaries for Dental Hygienists in Washington

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Seattle, Bremerton, and Kennewick. (See table at bottom of page)

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Washington Dental Hygienist Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bates Technical CollegeTacomaAssociate5,463
Clark CollegeVancouverAssociate9,705
Columbia Basin CollegePascoAssociate6,393
Eastern Washington UniversityCheneyDoctorate10,686
Lake Washington Technical CollegeKirklandAssociate3,996
Pierce College at Fort SteilacoomLakewoodAssociate7,504
Seattle Community College-Central CampusSeattleAssociate6,810
Shoreline Community CollegeShorelineAssociate5,581
Yakima Valley Community CollegeYakimaAssociate4,354

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Dental Hygienists

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

WASHINGTON

   
Bremerton230$93,1502.3
Wenatchee90$90,6802
Bellingham170$87,6801.8
Yakima170$83,5101.8
Olympia190$88,8101.7
Mount Vernon80$86,2101.6
Tacoma490$85,0201.4
Kennewick140$91,3601.3
Spokane340$72,5601.3
Seattle2,400$94,4301.2
Longview40$74,7001.1
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