Prosthodontists

Median salary

$311,180

Average salary

$268,630

Employment

870

Projected growth

4.5% growth

Annual openings

Typical entry education

Doctoral or professional degree

What Prosthodontists Do

Diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, design, and fit prostheses that maintain oral function, health, and appearance for patients with clinical conditions associated with teeth, oral and maxillofacial tissues, or the jaw.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Internship/residency
Self-employed: 12%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 5 of 5

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Job training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Medicine and Dentistryimportance 5.0/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.1/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.4/5
English Languageimportance 3.3/5
Biologyimportance 3.2/5
Education and Trainingimportance 3.1/5
Psychologyimportance 3.0/5
Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 2.9/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Physical Proximity5.0/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
Freedom to Make Decisions5.0/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate5.0/5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals5.0/5
Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers4.9/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Medical Dosimetrists96% skill match
Materials Scientists95% skill match
Orthodontists95% skill match
Nurse Practitioners94% skill match
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons94% skill match
Anesthesiologists94% skill match
Veterinarians94% skill match
Athletic Trainers94% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.6/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.4/5
Time Managementimportance 3.3/5
Instructingimportance 3.1/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 3.0/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Consult-PRO
Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
Henry Schein Easy Dental
Image management software
Kea Software impDAT
Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
Materialise Dental SimPLANT
Materialise Dental SurgiGuide

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Attention to Detail
Dependability
Cautiousness
Integrity
Achievement Orientation
Empathy
Intellectual Curiosity

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

RealisticHigh
InvestigativeHigh
SocialMedium
ConventionalMedium
ArtisticLow
EnterprisingLow

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