Exactly 650 of Pennsylvania's 8,290 dental hygienists work in Bethlehem. The number of dental hygienists in Bethlehem has grown by 41% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Bethlehem has also increased.

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As the number of dental hygienists in Bethlehem has grown, salaries for dental hygienists have also increased. Bethlehem dental hygienists made $63,820 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for dental hygienists in Bethlehem was $51,840 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Bethlehem.

Dental hygienists in Bethlehem make a median yearly salary of $65,500. The difference in pay between the dental hygienists in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 84%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $44,170 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $81,420 per year.

Dental hygienist salaries in Bethlehem are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited dental hygienist school in the city. Many of Bethlehem's dental hygienists are graduates of this school.

Bethlehem's dental hygienist school offers one dental hygienist degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 34 students graduated from dental hygienist courses.