How much do dental hygienists make in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area?

What the Dental Hygienists median says in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Dental Hygienists median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area at $97,320 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 29-1292 and BLS area 4800004.

BLS lists 190 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $93,980 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area's Dental Hygienists median is 0.8% below the U.S. Dental Hygienists median of $98,100 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 29-1292 with area 4800004

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 29-1292 and area 4800004. SOC 29-1292 names Dental Hygienists. Area 4800004 names Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 29-1292/4800004 row has 190 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.95 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.66. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 29-1292/4800004, the annual median is $97,320 per year, while the matching mean is $93,980 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 29-1292/4800004 10th percentile: $83,200 per year.
• 29-1292/4800004 25th percentile: $84,650 per year.
• 29-1292/4800004 median: $97,320 per year.
• 29-1292/4800004 75th percentile: $98,510 per year.
• 29-1292/4800004 90th percentile: $99,830 per year.
• 29-1292/4800004 employment RSE: 8.9%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.7%.
• 29-1292/4800004 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 4800004 facts behind this Dental Hygienists page

Area 4800004 reports 200,870 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $53,540. Its annual median is $45,000. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-1292 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area runs from $24,920 at the 10th percentile to $91,770 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,740. The median is $45,000. The 75th percentile is $61,250. This is a place check, not a pay range for Dental Hygienists.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 4800004. They do not show related skills or a path into Dental Hygienists.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 4800004. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 7,490. Yearly median: $23,490. Jobs per 1,000: 37.31. Location quotient: 1.51.
• 2. General and Operations Managers. Area: 4800004. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 6,600. Yearly median: $88,290. Jobs per 1,000: 32.87. Location quotient: 1.46.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 4800004. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 5,480. Yearly median: $29,720. Jobs per 1,000: 27.26. Location quotient: 1.09.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 4800004. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 5,170. Yearly median: $28,330. Jobs per 1,000: 25.73. Location quotient: 1.29.
• 5. Correctional Officers and Jailers. Area: 4800004. SOC: 33-3012. Jobs: 4,640. Yearly median: $52,670. Jobs per 1,000: 23.12. Location quotient: 9.45.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 4800004. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 4,000. Yearly median: $36,240. Jobs per 1,000: 19.89. Location quotient: 1.09.

Read the Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Dental Hygienists

The 10th percentile is $83,200 per year. The 25th percentile is $84,650 per year. The median is $97,320 per year. The 75th percentile is $98,510 per year. The 90th percentile is $99,830 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $84,650 per year to $98,510 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $16,630. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $97,320 per year. Texas has $99,240 per year. The U.S. row has $98,100 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is 1.9% below Texas on the same published median. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is 0.8% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area sits for Dental Hygienists

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area ranks 39 of 132 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Dental Hygienists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 39 of 132 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 36. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The Dental Hygienists median is $97,740 per year. BLS estimates 70 jobs. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 37. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area. The Dental Hygienists median is $97,620 per year. BLS estimates 160 jobs. The location quotient is 0.66.
• 38. Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area. The Dental Hygienists median is $97,470 per year. BLS estimates 140 jobs. The location quotient is 1.12.
• 40. Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The Dental Hygienists median is $97,310 per year. BLS estimates 100 jobs. The location quotient is 0.71.
• 41. Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The Dental Hygienists median is $97,050 per year. BLS estimates 240 jobs. The location quotient is 1.52.
• 42. Central East New York nonmetropolitan area. The Dental Hygienists median is $96,990 per year. BLS estimates 210 jobs. The location quotient is 0.92.

Where Dental Hygienists medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 29-1292, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $132,690 per year. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area sits at $97,320 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Dental Hygienists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Dental Hygienists median of $132,690 per year, or $35,370 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 230 jobs there, compared with 190 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.46.
• 2. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Dental Hygienists median of $126,850 per year, or $29,530 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 190 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.88.
• 3. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Dental Hygienists median of $126,400 per year, or $29,080 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with 190 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.13.
• 4. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Dental Hygienists median of $126,300 per year, or $28,980 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 190 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.07.
• 5. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Dental Hygienists median of $123,520 per year, or $26,200 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 190 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.06.
• 6. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Dental Hygienists median of $123,440 per year, or $26,120 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 190 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 7. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has a Dental Hygienists median of $115,290 per year, or $17,970 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 190 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.85.
• 8. Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a Dental Hygienists median of $109,740 per year, or $12,420 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 190 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.09.

Where BLS counts the most Dental Hygienists jobs

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Dental Hygienists in this same-source set, at 400 jobs. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 190. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 400 estimated Dental Hygienists jobs, a gap of 210 jobs from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $84,690 per year, or $12,630 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 2. Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has 400 estimated Dental Hygienists jobs, a gap of 210 jobs from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $99,730 per year, or $2,410 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 3. East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area has 380 estimated Dental Hygienists jobs, a gap of 190 jobs from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $88,470 per year, or $8,850 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.87.
• 4. Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area has 370 estimated Dental Hygienists jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $76,460 per year, or $20,860 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.23.
• 5. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 340 estimated Dental Hygienists jobs, a gap of 150 jobs from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $84,080 per year, or $13,240 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 6. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has 320 estimated Dental Hygienists jobs, a gap of 130 jobs from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $80,980 per year, or $16,340 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 7. South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 310 estimated Dental Hygienists jobs, a gap of 120 jobs from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $96,660 per year, or $660 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 8. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 310 estimated Dental Hygienists jobs, a gap of 120 jobs from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $75,960 per year, or $21,360 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.11.

Where Dental Hygienists takes the largest share of local jobs

Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 2.23. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 0.66. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Dental Hygienists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.23, a gap of 1.57 from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 370 Dental Hygienists jobs and a median of $76,460 per year, or $20,860 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.87, a gap of 1.21 from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 380 Dental Hygienists jobs and a median of $88,470 per year, or $8,850 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.83, a gap of 1.17 from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 260 Dental Hygienists jobs and a median of $101,820 per year, or $4,500 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.55, a gap of 0.89 from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 Dental Hygienists jobs and a median of $104,860 per year, or $7,540 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.86 from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 240 Dental Hygienists jobs and a median of $97,050 per year, or $270 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.5, a gap of 0.84 from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 240 Dental Hygienists jobs and a median of $86,120 per year, or $11,200 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.5, a gap of 0.84 from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 210 Dental Hygienists jobs and a median of $93,220 per year, or $4,100 below Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. West Montana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.49, a gap of 0.83 from Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 180 Dental Hygienists jobs and a median of $98,610 per year, or $1,290 above Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

How common Dental Hygienists is in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 190 Dental Hygienists jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 0.95 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.66. A value of 1 means Dental Hygienists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Dental Hygienists beside other roles in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is $45,000 per year. The Dental Hygienists median is $97,320 per year. Dental Hygienists is 116.3% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Dental Hygienists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $88,290 per year. BLS lists 6,600 jobs and a location quotient of 1.46.
• 2. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $84,500 per year. BLS lists 3,150 jobs and a location quotient of 0.72.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, SOC 47-1011, has a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $66,750 per year. BLS lists 1,770 jobs and a location quotient of 1.69.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $61,600 per year. BLS lists 2,290 jobs and a location quotient of 1.66.
• 5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061, has a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $61,120 per year. BLS lists 1,560 jobs and a location quotient of 1.86.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $59,820 per year. BLS lists 1,820 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $58,880 per year. BLS lists 2,450 jobs and a location quotient of 1.32.
• 8. Correctional Officers and Jailers, SOC 33-3012, has a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $52,670 per year. BLS lists 4,640 jobs and a location quotient of 9.45.

The largest detailed roles in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area table, at 7,490 jobs. Dental Hygienists has 190 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 200,870. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Dental Hygienists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 7,490 jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 7,300 from Dental Hygienists. Its median is $23,490 per year, or $73,830 below Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.51.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has 6,600 jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6,410 from Dental Hygienists. Its median is $88,290 per year, or $9,030 below Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.46.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 5,480 jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5,290 from Dental Hygienists. Its median is $29,720 per year, or $67,600 below Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 4. Cashiers has 5,170 jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,980 from Dental Hygienists. Its median is $28,330 per year, or $68,990 below Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.29.
• 5. Correctional Officers and Jailers has 4,640 jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,450 from Dental Hygienists. Its median is $52,670 per year, or $44,650 below Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 9.45.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 4,000 jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,810 from Dental Hygienists. Its median is $36,240 per year, or $61,080 below Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 7. Office Clerks, General has 3,880 jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,690 from Dental Hygienists. Its median is $36,810 per year, or $60,510 below Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.22.
• 8. Construction Laborers has 3,500 jobs in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,310 from Dental Hygienists. Its median is $38,550 per year, or $58,770 below Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 2.47.

Published role medians around Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area role table, at $88,290 per year. Dental Hygienists has $97,320 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $45,000 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $88,290 per year in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $9,030 below Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 6,600 jobs, compared with 190 for Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.46.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,500 per year in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $12,820 below Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 3,150 jobs, compared with 190 for Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 0.72.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $66,750 per year in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $30,570 below Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 1,770 jobs, compared with 190 for Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.69.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $61,600 per year in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $35,720 below Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 2,290 jobs, compared with 190 for Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.66.
• 5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $61,120 per year in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $36,200 below Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 1,560 jobs, compared with 190 for Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.86.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,820 per year in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $37,500 below Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 1,820 jobs, compared with 190 for Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $58,880 per year in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $38,440 below Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 2,450 jobs, compared with 190 for Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 1.32.
• 8. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $52,670 per year in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $44,650 below Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 4,640 jobs, compared with 190 for Dental Hygienists. Its location quotient is 9.45.

Roles with the largest local share in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Correctional Officers and Jailers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area role table, at 9.45. Dental Hygienists has 0.66. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Dental Hygienists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 9.45 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 8.79 from Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 4,640 jobs and a median of $52,670 per year, or $44,650 below Dental Hygienists.
• 2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.49 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.83 from Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 2,150 jobs and a median of $48,280 per year, or $49,040 below Dental Hygienists.
• 3. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 2.47 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.81 from Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 3,500 jobs and a median of $38,550 per year, or $58,770 below Dental Hygienists.
• 4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 1.86 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.20 from Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 1,560 jobs and a median of $61,120 per year, or $36,200 below Dental Hygienists.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.69 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.03 from Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 1,770 jobs and a median of $66,750 per year, or $30,570 below Dental Hygienists.
• 6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.66 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.00 from Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 2,290 jobs and a median of $61,600 per year, or $35,720 below Dental Hygienists.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.54 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.88 from Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 2,230 jobs and a median of $39,180 per year, or $58,140 below Dental Hygienists.
• 8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.51 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.85 from Dental Hygienists. BLS lists 7,490 jobs and a median of $23,490 per year, or $73,830 below Dental Hygienists.

What $97,320 may mean after the Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $97,320 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Dental Hygienists with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Dental Hygienists row is 8.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 190 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $93,980 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Dental Hygienists. It uses a Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $97,320 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Dental Hygienists row for Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 190 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.66 is not a growth score. Rank 39 of 132 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 29-1292 in BLS area 4800004. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.