Tennessee
Total responses: 53
Number of full-time dental hygienists1 who responded to survey: 38
- Median projected dental hygiene income for 2011: $52,000
- U.S. Census Bureau median income for one earner: $37,9672
- Differential: + $14,033
- % who have received a raise within last 12 months: 37%
- % who feel that they have received raises at "fair intervals": 29%
- % who feel that economic conditions have affected their "ability to earn the maximum income" that they pursue: 70%
1 Dental hygiene income was compiled from respondents who said they practice four or five days a week.
2 U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
