The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) continues to have an excellent outlook on dental hygienist careers. You can find more information about the job at their profile page. Which includes an up-to-date average salary for dental hygienists which is now $55,307. One of the only threats seen as coming to the market is an increasing number of part time hygienist positions. This can only occur, however, in areas where their is a surplus of dental hygienists available. If that is the case then employers can certainly play the ‘part time’ game to keep their costs down. Perhaps, however, these places are few and far between as there seems to continue to be a scarcity of dental hygienists out there.
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In reviewing what is available for dental hygienists in Chicago, we find that there remains about a 50/50 split between full time and part time job offerings. Salaries remain relatively consistent. With a growing number of inexperienced or new dental hygienists in the field, however, a growing number of posts are calling for experienced hygienists and promising a good salary to attract the talent. One way newly certified dental hygienists can combat this trend would be to clearly lay out your ‘personal’ resume. Demonstrate how responsible, committed, and competent you are. Obviously, you cannot simply say these words, but you need to truly market yourself with good evidence to back it up.
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While some dental hygienists love that many jobs only require part time hours, others bemoan the growing trend of dental offices only working with part time hygienists. Of course, for the dentist, this means they don’t have to pay benefits or paid time off. A quick look at any job board for dental hygienist jobs will show you the preponderance of part time opportunities. This is actually a bad business move for most dentists. Most patients say how much they appreciate seeing a consistent face in the hygienist chair. After all, most patients interact mostly with the hygienist. Salaried hygienists inherently feel stronger about their job and are more likely to perform at the highest level. You may see this trend turn around.
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The United States government Bureau of Labor and Statistics recently made the following key summaries in regard to the dental hygiene career.
- A degree from an accredited school and a state license are needed to practice
- More than half of all dental hygienists work part time, with flexibility being a key feature of this profession
- Dental hygiene is one of the country’s fastest growing occupations.
- The availability of jobs is high and the job market is expected to remain excellent.
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A review of Craigslist postings for full time dental hygienists shows that most employers are offering between $35-$42 per hour for dental hygienists in the New York City metropolitan area. This is probably one of the higher paying markets, for any industry, because of the cost of living. There were only 10 hygienist job offers posted from June 1-June 10, however, and some of those were part time positions.
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