As of June 2026, Dental Laboratory Technicians has an AI-exposure score of 54/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Dental Laboratory Technicians
More exposed than 45% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$49,610. About 3,900 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (100%).
- Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.
- Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.
- Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
- Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.
- Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
- Mold wax over denture setups to form the full contours of artificial gums.
- Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.
- Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
- Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.
- Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
- Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
- Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.
- Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.
- Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.
- Fill chipped or low spots in surfaces of devices, using acrylic resins.
- Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
- Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (100%).
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