Dental Hygienists

Education

Required Level of Education

• Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 78.53%
• Bachelor's Degree = 20.70%
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master = 0.76%

Related Work Experience

• None = 51.28%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 33.54%
• Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 7.30%
• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.57%
• Up to and including 1 month = 2.12%
• Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.40%
• Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.78%

On-Site or In-Plant Training

• None = 63.16%
• Up to and including 1 month = 14.88%
• Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 12.08%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.90%
• Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.58%
• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 1.40%

On-the-Job Training

• None or short demonstration = 54.27%
• Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 20.57%
• Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 11.56%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5.78%
• Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 5.62%
• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.20%

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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0.