Of the 18,050 dental hygienists employed in California, 1,370 work in Riverside. There has been a 10% growth in the number of dental hygienists in Riverside between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of dental hygienists in Riverside has increased, overall employment in Riverside has also increased.

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In Riverside, salaries for dental hygienists have increased. In 2010 Riverside dental hygienists earned an average yearly salary of $80,460. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for dental hygienists in Riverside was $69,120 per year. The growth in the salary of dental hygienists in Riverside is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Dental hygienists make a median salary of $86,790 per year in Riverside. The difference in pay between the dental hygienists in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 108%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $50,680 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $105,630 per year.

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

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

There is one degree and certificate program in dental hygienist offered by Riverside's dental hygienist school.

In 2010 approximately 13 students completed dental hygienist courses.