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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician (Orthotic and Prosthetic Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #651 of 702. Estimated risk: 97.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

54%

“Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician (Orthotic and Prosthetic 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%

“Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician (Orthotic and Prosthetic 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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