Of the 18,050 dental hygienists employed in California, 2,250 work in Pleasant Hill. The number of dental hygienists in Pleasant Hill has grown by 8% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for dental hygienists in Pleasant Hill has increased, overall employment in Pleasant Hill has also increased.

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As the number of dental hygienists in Pleasant Hill has grown, salaries for dental hygienists have also increased. In 2010 Pleasant Hill dental hygienists earned an average yearly salary of $97,340. Dental hygienists in Pleasant Hill made a yearly average salary of $85,520, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of dental hygienists in Pleasant Hill is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Dental hygienists in Pleasant Hill make a median yearly salary of $98,840. The difference in pay between the dental hygienists in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 123%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $60,210 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $134,290 per year.

Pleasant Hill dental hygienists have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Pleasant Hill's dental hygienists are graduates of the only accredited dental hygienist school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in dental hygienist offered by Pleasant Hill's dental hygienist schools.

Approximately 21 students completed dental hygienist courses in 2010.