Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 29-1024

Prosthodontists

The published band from $103,510 to $344,750 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Surgeons, All Other.

Full salary details → About this data

Same-major-group titles next to Prosthodontists: Surgeons, All Other ($414K) , General Internal Medicine Physicians ($257K) , Anesthesiologists ($391K) , Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($359K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Prosthodontists publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 29-1024 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases
  2. 2. Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications
  3. 3. Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, o…
  4. 4. Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental ar…
  5. 5. Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns
  6. 6. Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices
  7. 7. Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury survivors, or to individuals with diseases or congenital disabilities
  8. 8. Repair, reline, or rebase dentures
  9. 9. Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps
  10. 10. Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems
  11. 11. Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects
  12. 12. Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them

Prosthodontists: O*NET ranks Active Listening first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 29-1024 - lead skill Active Listening at 4.0 ; lead knowledge Medicine and Dentistry. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Active Listening 4.0
  2. 2. Speaking 4.0
  3. 3. Critical Thinking 4.0
  4. 4. Complex Problem Solving 3.8
  5. 5. Reading Comprehension 3.6
  6. 6. Monitoring 3.6
  7. 7. Social Perceptiveness 3.6
  8. 8. Writing 3.4

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Medicine and Dentistry 5.0
  2. 2. Customer and Personal Service 4.1
  3. 3. Administration and Management 3.4
  4. 4. English Language 3.3
  5. 5. Biology 3.2
  6. 6. Education and Training 3.1
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$103,510 to $344,750
median $311,180 · ~3.3× spread
$311K
National median
↑ +5%
Growth 2024-2034
870
Estimated US jobs
Surgeons, All Other
Highest-pay peer · $414K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Doctoral or professional degree

Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations titles

  1. 1. Anesthesiologists $391,490
  2. 2. General Internal Medicine Physicians $256,560
  3. 3. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $358,550
  4. 4. Physicians, All Other $265,930
  5. 5. Emergency Medicine Physicians $335,550
  6. 6. Surgeons, All Other $414,010

The OEWS band for Prosthodontists runs from $103,510 (10th) to $344,750 (90th), about 3.3× wide, with median $311,180. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +5% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

State-level wage rows vary; see the full salary details page for the complete state breakdown. Highest-pay peer shown here: Surgeons, All Other at $414,010. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Prosthodontists pay-rank #11 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Among 71 detailed Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations with a published OEWS median, Prosthodontists is pay-rank #11, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

Other upper-third titles · closest medians

Full Salary Details Compare this role

Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Prosthodontists is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Prosthodontists salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-1024

Surgeons, All Other

Highest-pay peer vs Prosthodontists · $414K

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Lower-pay peer beside Prosthodontists · $257K

Compare Prosthodontists

Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
Compare Prosthodontists with another occupation →

Pay-band next reads

Entry-Level vs Experienced Pay

What percentile bands reveal

Using Salary Data for Negotiation

Leverage BLS percentiles

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations titles sit near Prosthodontists at the top of the pay table? ▼
Prosthodontists is pay-rank #11 of 71 detailed Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Physicians, Pathologists ($312K), Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric ($300K), Dermatologists ($329K), Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($293K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What do prosthodontists do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Prosthodontists. Leading ones include: Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases; Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications; Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, o…; Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental ar…. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for prosthodontists? ▼
For SOC 29-1024, O*NET importance scores lead with Active Listening (4.0), Speaking (4.0), Critical Thinking (4.0), Complex Problem Solving (3.8). Knowledge areas emphasize Medicine and Dentistry, Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
How wide is the published pay band for Prosthodontists? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $103,510 and the 90th at $344,750 for Prosthodontists (3.3× spread). The national median is $311,180. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Prosthodontists? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Prosthodontists is +5%. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Prosthodontists? ▼
BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Prosthodontists. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Is state-level OEWS pay published for Prosthodontists? ▼
This card does not list a state ranking for Prosthodontists. The full salary details page is the state and metro breakdown.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

Disclaimer: Wage and outlook figures on this page are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute career, financial, or salary-negotiation advice. Actual pay varies by employer, experience, and local conditions; consult a career counselor or the hiring employer for guidance specific to your situation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Prosthodontists card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-1024. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Prosthodontists. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics