Prosthodontists
SOC Code: 29-1024
Prosthodontists carries a 19% AI exposure score (Low automation risk) and +4.5% projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034 (BLS), affecting approximately 900 workers. Full task breakdown, skills, and employer data are below.
Proportion of tasks susceptible to AI automation (O*NET analysis)
At 19% AI exposure, Prosthodontists sits 18 points below the 37.2% average across 832 U.S. occupations - more exposed than 5% of them. It ranks among the more AI-resilient roles in the dataset.
Career outlook score
83/100
Prosthodontists, weighted across 2 of 3 tracked dimensions
A weighted composite of median wage, projected growth, and AI-automation security (inverted exposure), each benchmarked against every other tracked occupation. It describes this occupation's standing across those three dimensions, not a guarantee of future outcomes.
- Median wage N/A N/A
Annual median wage, percentile rank vs all tracked occupations
- Projected growth B +4.5%
Projected employment change, 2024-2034, BLS Employment Projections
- AI exposure (inverted) A+ 19% exposure
Lower O*NET task-automability scores lower risk; this dimension scores security, not exposure
Home health and personal care aides is #1 of 832 occupations by employment (4.3M, AI exposure rank #392 at 35%) vs. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks #1 by AI task exposure (95%, employment rank #17 at 1.6M).
Automation-risk inventory
Exclusive cut of 832 occupations by PlainWorkforce automation-risk band. Orthogonal to the continuous AI-exposure distribution chart below and to this occupation's single risk badge, this is the corpus band mix, with Prosthodontists in the Low band.
Credential × growth standing
Graduate credential among the thinner entry shelves
Prosthodontists is in the Graduate band (113 of 832) with BLS pace Average (378/832). Graduate entry is a minority shelf - pairing it with average growth is the standing that separates this SOC from bachelor-dominated neighbors.
Where Prosthodontists sits among all occupations
AI-exposure score distribution across 832 U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis). This occupation is marked in rose.
Where Prosthodontists sits by AI exposure
AI-exposure score distribution across U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis)
19% Among the lowest lower than 95% of 832 occupations
Occupations, banded by AI-exposure score
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Source O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor) · BLS 2024–2034
Source: O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor); AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis. As of BLS 2024–2034.
Prosthodontists vs. its occupational neighbors
AI exposure (horizontal) vs projected 2024–2034 growth (vertical) for occupations in the same SOC group. Prosthodontists is marked in rose; the top-left corner is the most future-proof.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 (growth) and O*NET (AI-exposure analysis by PlainWorkforce).
Employment Projections
Where This Score Comes From
Prosthodontists's Low automation-risk tier is computed from O*NET Database 30.0 task-level analysis, where each documented task the occupation performs is evaluated against current generative AI, robotic process automation, and machine-learning capabilities. A score below 40% reflects tasks anchored in physical dexterity, unstructured environments, or high-touch human interaction that current AI cannot reliably replicate.
The employment, wage, and education figures above come from a second, separate federal source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034, matched to the O*NET task data by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 29-1024) code. BLS figures are presented exactly as published, with no adjustment on our part; the SOC-code match is what lets Prosthodontists be compared directly against every other tracked occupation on the same basis, not just roles that happen to share a job title.
For career planners, this profile should be read alongside the task, skill, and knowledge breakdowns below and the list of employers whose workforce composition includes Prosthodontists. Adjacent occupations shown further down offer lateral moves that preserve industry knowledge while potentially reducing exposure.
Education & Entry Requirements
Top Tasks (O*NET)
- 1. Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases.
- 2. Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- 3. Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- 4. Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental articulators, recording devices, and other materials.
- 5. Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- 6. Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- 7. Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury survivors, or to individuals with diseases or congenital disabilities.
- 8. Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- 9. Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
- 10. Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
Key Skills Required
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Writing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Time Management
Knowledge Areas
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Biology
- Education and Training
- Psychology
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Computers and Electronics
- Administrative
Frequently Asked Questions
Will AI replace Prosthodontists?
Prosthodontists has an AI exposure score of 19%, indicating a low level of automation risk. The majority of tasks in this role require human judgment, creativity, or physical presence that AI cannot easily replicate.
What is the job outlook for Prosthodontists?
According to BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034, Prosthodontists is projected to grow by 4.5% over the decade. Current employment stands at approximately 900 workers.
What skills are needed for Prosthodontists?
Key skills for Prosthodontists include Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, and others. Typical entry-level education is Doctoral or professional degree.
How much do Prosthodontists earn?
Wage data for Prosthodontists varies by region, experience, and employer. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes median wage estimates in its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.
What education is required for Prosthodontists?
The typical entry-level education for Prosthodontists is Doctoral or professional degree. Employers generally expect None of related work experience. On-the-job training typically involves Internship/residency. Requirements can vary by employer and specialization.
Which companies employ Prosthodontists?
Prosthodontists roles exist across many industries and employers. Workforce composition is estimated from BLS industry-occupation employment distributions matched to SEC-registered public companies.
AI Exposure Rating
Low automation risk based on 10 analyzed tasks. Most tasks require human judgment and are resistant to automation.
Nationwide occupations with similar workforce profiles
Two data-derived peer sets for Prosthodontists: AI-exposure neighbors and BLS 2034 growth neighbors (distinct comparison neighborhoods, cross-occupation).
Similar AI exposure score
Nearest O*NET task-automability scores nationwide (19% here).
- Clergy · AI exposure 19%
- Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals · AI exposure 19%
- General internal medicine physicians · AI exposure 19%
- Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric · AI exposure 19%
Similar projected growth (2024–2034)
Nearest BLS employment change rates nationwide (+4.5% here).
- Carpenters · growth +4.5%
- Dancers · growth +4.5%
- Health education specialists · growth +4.5%
- Helpers--carpenters · growth +4.5%
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on published BLS + O*NET metrics among occupations with ≥10,000 workers in 2024; corpus ranks above sort the full tracked set.
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What to do with this
Use Prosthodontists' numbers above to compare, not just read in isolation.
- Compare Prosthodontists side by side against another occupation on wage, growth, and AI exposure. Workforce comparison tool
- Understand how the AI exposure score above is actually calculated before treating it as a verdict. Reading AI exposure scores
- See the full ranked list of occupations with the lowest automation exposure nationwide. Safest occupations from AI
AI exposure scores estimate task automatability from O*NET data; they are not a certainty of job loss, and BLS growth projections are estimates, not guarantees.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET Database 30.0. Employment figures are rounded. Wage data from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES).