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Health & medical
Dental professional
You provide dental care as a dentist, hygienist, or assistant, sometimes on contract or fill-in shifts. Hygienists in particular often work per-diem across offices.
4.5Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$12,500
Middle 50%: $12,500 – $12,500
Effective hourly
$83.33
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
35 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$1,000–5,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–3 months
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$2,500+
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Some fixed commitments
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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Under $100
$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness9.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility3.0 / 5
Pay predictability3.7 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
How difficult it is to get started
1
How much I could earn
0
How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
0
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
0
Taxes — how much I owe
0
Unexpected expenses
0
How competitive the market is
0
Nothing really surprised me
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 2–5 years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $10,000+Hours 120+ hrs/moHourly $83.33
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