Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskOrthodontists
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
Task evidence
91% weighted task match · 8% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
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Employment 2024
5.9K
Projected Change (2024–34)
4.4%
Openings (2024–34)
0.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of dentists is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities. AI use: 0%
- 2. Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures. AI use: 0%
- 3. Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function. AI use: 0%
- 4. Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth. AI use: 0%
- 5. Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans. AI use: 0%
- 6. Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Related
Source coverage
9/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Dentists diagnose and treat problems with patients’ teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth.
Some dentists have their own business and work alone or with a small staff. Other dentists have partners in their practice. Still others work as associate dentists for established dental practices.
Dentists must be licensed in the state in which they work. Licensure requirements vary by state, although candidates usually must graduate from an accredited dental program and pass written and clinical exams.
The median annual wage for dentists was $179,210 in May 2024.
Overall employment of dentists is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.