Healthcare Practitioners

Dentists

SOC 29-1021

Diagnose and treat teeth and gums, often running a practice on top of it.

Median pay

$171k

$126k to $224k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

4k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral (DDS/DMD)

AI exposure

66%

modeled estimate · 10th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

89/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Monitoring
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.