How much does a Dental hygienist make?

i want to be a dental hygienist but im just wondering what the average salary is? also any other info would be nice!

How much does a Dental hygienist make?
Depends on the area that you live in. Some states pay better than others. I just graduated from a Dental Hygiene program in California where the pay is around $400/day (give or take). For anyone to suggest that we make too much money for what we do shows how ignorant they are. It was a Hellish 2 year program after at least 2 years of prerequisites to get into the program; the SAME prerequisites that nurses have to take. I suppose they make too much money too. I had to take an 8 hour long National board exam and then a State board exam. I am highly educated and qualified in the field of dental hygiene. Maybe "Dub's" dad could have mentioned that he probably only got about 6 weeks of education on dental hygiene and the rest was "drill, fill and extract".
Reply:a shitload for not having gone to any sort of college, anywhere from 40k to 60k.
Reply:They make a lot of money. My Aunt is one and she makes $600 a day. She only works 2 days a week since she has a family but it for sure a wonderful thing to do. I am in schooling for it right now..
Reply:depends on the doctor some pay per patient and give bonuses, all the ones I have known only work 2 or 3 days.
Reply:You may want to take a look at the Occupational Handbook, an online resource compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics through the Department of Labor. It is a source that contains listings on various careers and provides readers with such information as educational requirements, necessary skills, salary, job outlook, etc. According to the Occupational Handbook, "Median hourly earnings of dental hygienists were $28.05 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $22.72 and $33.82 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $18.05, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $40.70 an hour." Of course, there is some variance due to such factors as geographic region. In regard to job outlook, "Because multiple jobholding is common in this field, the number of jobs exceeds the number of hygienists" and that the "Employment of dental hygienists is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations through 2014, ranking among the fastest growing occupations." Here is the link to the dental hygienists listing in the handbook:





http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos097.htm





If you are a dental hygiene student, you may want to join the ADHA, the American Dental Hygienists' Association for additional resources.
Reply:I live in Georgia, metro Atlanta area, work 4 days a week, and have a salary of $50,000. Bonuses are paid uniforms, paid ceus, and paid vacation.