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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Metal Room Dental Technician (Metal Room Dental Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #651 of 702. Estimated risk: 97.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

54%

“Metal Room Dental Technician (Metal Room Dental 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%

“Metal Room Dental Technician (Metal Room Dental 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

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

  • Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.

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

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

  • Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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