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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Crown and Bridge Technician (Crown and Bridge Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #651 of 702. Estimated risk: 97.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

54%

“Crown and Bridge Technician (Crown and Bridge Tech)” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 54% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

54%

“Crown and Bridge Technician (Crown and Bridge Tech)” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 54% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Dental Laboratory Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

Avg. Annual Salary $54,060
Avg. Hourly Wage $25.99
Available Jobs (US) 33,920
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Dental Laboratory Technicians #51-9081
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Dental Laboratory Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.

  • Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.

  • Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.

  • Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.

  • Fill chipped or low spots in surfaces of devices, using acrylic resins.

  • Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.

  • Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.

  • Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.

  • Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small 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.

  • Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.

  • Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.

  • Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.

  • Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.

  • Mold wax over denture setups to form the full contours of artificial gums.

  • Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.

  • Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.

Technologies & Software

  • Dental product manufacturing software
  • Siemens Industrial AI
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Jenmar International DL-Plus
  • Database management software
  • Cognex Vision AI
  • Inventrix Labtrac
  • DeepSeek
  • Web browser software
  • Rockwell Automation AI
  • Computer imaging software
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software
  • Dental product design software
  • Scheduling software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Graphics software
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • LabMagic
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Mainstreet Systems & Software DentaRX
  • Sight Machine AI
  • Microsoft Word
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
  • Inventory management software
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Laboratory Systems Group Lab Manager
  • Easy Solutions Easy Lab
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • ABB AI Robotics
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Mainstreet Systems & Software DentaLab/PC II
  • Dental handpieces
  • Prophylaxis brushes
  • Amalgam dispensers
  • Dental rotary cutting equipment
  • Mortars and pestles
  • Dental laboratory microblasters
  • Dental laboratory pumice lathes
  • Articulators
  • Pneumatic presses
  • Digital cameras
  • Air compressors
  • Dental laboratory casting machines
  • Water baths
  • Laser printers
  • Dental laboratory centrifugal casting units
  • Dental polishing brushes
  • Diamond burs
  • Dental finishing wheels
  • Impression trays
  • Injection flasks
  • Grinding machines
  • Personal computers
  • Shielded arc welding tools
  • Crucibles
  • Crown holders
  • Anatomic articulators
  • Clinical scales
  • Adjustable articulators
  • Dental lab microscopes
  • Matrix retainers
  • Mobile mixers
  • Casting torches
  • Spot-welding equipment
  • Amalgam instruments
  • Inlay furnaces
  • Culture tubes
  • Dental laboratory vacuum formers
  • Bunsen burners
  • Dental wax carvers
  • Dental finishing stones
  • Build-up brushes
  • Dental laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Dental laboratory curing lights
  • Dental polishing machines
  • Porcelain furnaces
  • Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
  • Hygrobaths
  • Dental buffing wheels
  • Dental ovens
  • Dental laboratory gold platers
  • Auto chucks
  • Soft brushes
  • Acrylic cutters
  • Micrometers
  • Porcelain slicers
  • Dental laboratory vacuum extractors
  • Dental pliers
  • Electronically operated mallets
  • Dental laboratory high-speed lathes
  • Electric burnout furnaces
  • Dental laboratory die mold fabrication systems
  • Dental surveyors
  • Surgical knives
  • Dental vibrators
  • Dental burs
  • Laboratory flow meters
  • Diamond wheels
  • Split flasks
  • Dowel pin drills
  • Model duster brushes
  • Semiadjustable articulators
  • Dental plaster knives
  • Impression syringes
  • Dental wax spatuals
  • Dental laboratory wax heaters
  • Arcon articulators
  • Curette scalers
  • Stereo microscopes
  • Flask presses
  • Crucible formers
  • Water purification systems
  • Dental laboratory bench lathes
  • Air scribes
  • Dental amalgamators
  • Glazer vacuum furnaces
  • Conventional lathes
  • Electronic precision balances
  • Dental laboratory torches
  • Mechanical dental instrument sharpeners
  • Dental laboratory model trimmers
  • Dental laboratory solderers
  • Dental laboratory vacuum-mixing devices
  • Dental laboratory alcohol torches
  • Light microscopes
  • Laboratory beakers
  • Shade guides
  • Desktop computers
  • Culture plates
  • Dental milling machines
  • Dental laboratory dust collectors
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Notebook computers
  • Dental laboratory pressure molding devices
  • Steam cleaners
  • Dental laboratory sandblasters

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