Automation index

How much of a Dental technician’s job can AI already do?

A scan and a first design come earlier. A tooth that actually occludes does not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

22%

AI can already do 22% of this job.

#448 / 743

Dental technician

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Scan, design and nest the prosthesis. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Wax, cast, mill and stain. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Try-in with the dentist. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Orders, deadlines and lab charts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Fit, occlusion and remakes. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Dust, oven and not delivering a crooked tooth. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		22%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

27%

#176 / 743

Reliability engineer

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Data, MTBF and the Pareto. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Failure, the cause and not patching twice. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Spare, the critical and not hiding it. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
RCM, the plan and the one that is not done. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Production, the rush and not running the tired one. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That it does not drop at three, and not hiding the spare. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		27%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low