Healthcare Practitioners

Dental Hygienists

SOC 29-1292

Clean teeth, take X-rays, and screen for oral disease alongside dentists.

Median pay

$98k

$84k to $108k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

15k openings / yr

Education

Associate's plus license

AI exposure

65%

modeled estimate · 15th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

77/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Writing
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.