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Dental hygienist jobs in Arkansas

open dental hygienist jobs in Arkansas at . BLS measures a median of $41.71 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Hygienists in Arkansas) for dental hygienists here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the dental hygienist jobs are in Arkansas

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What dental hygienists earn in Arkansas

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Arkansas

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Arkansas, May 2025

$41.71/hr ($86,760 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Hygienists in Arkansas)

Median for dental hygienists, against $47.16 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Hygienists, national) for the whole US; 1,740 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dental Hygienists in Arkansas) employed in Arkansas.

By metro area

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR$37.78/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) · 650 (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) employed
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$42.87/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) · 490 (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) employed
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$41.93/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) · 410 (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) employed
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK$40.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) employed
  • Jonesboro, AR$41.66/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) · 80 (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) employed
  • Hot Springs, AR$39.89/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR) employed
  • Texarkana, TX-AR$39.81/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Dental Hygienists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring dental hygienists in Arkansas

What the job takes

An associate or bachelor's degree in dental hygiene, then the national board and a state clinical exam.

  • License

    Dental hygienist license (NBDHE)

    State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations. Required in every state

Dental hygienist jobs in Arkansas: common questions

How much do dental hygienists make in Arkansas?

Too few open dental hygienist jobs in Arkansas post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $41.71/hr ($86,760 a year) for dental hygienists in Arkansas (May 2025), against $47.16 nationally, 39th highest of 51 states and territories.

Where in Arkansas are the most dental hygienist jobs?

Hot Springs (2), Little Rock (2), Rogers (2), Springdale (2) and Bentonville (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring dental hygienists in Arkansas?

By open jobs on this board: Lumio Dental (4), Arkansas Family Dental (1) and Aspen Dental (1). In all, 6 employers have dental hygienist jobs open in Arkansas.

What do you need to work as a dental hygienist in Arkansas?

An associate or bachelor's degree in dental hygiene, then the national board and a state clinical exam. Dental hygienist license (NBDHE) (State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; required in every state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Arkansas's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Arkansas, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Arkansas, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Hygienists (SOC 29-1292), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Hygienists, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Hygienists by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Dental hygienist license (NBDHE): State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Dental hygienist jobs in Arkansas. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/dental-hygienist/arkansas

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