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Dental hygienist

SOC Code
29-1292

Examine patients for signs of oral disease and provide preventive care, including oral hygiene services.
 

Recommended Education
Associate degree
Kansas Career Cluster
Health & Bio Sciences
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.

Job Growth & Salary Info

Kansas

Growth Projection: N/A

Median Salary: $70,270

National

Growth Projection: Growth

Median Salary: $77,090

Jobs labeled Growth or Extreme Growth have promising projections for the future, meaning industry's need for the job will continue to increase.
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