Healthcare Practitioners

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

SOC 29-1022

Perform complex surgeries of the jaw, face, and mouth.

Median pay

$352k

$205k to $429k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

200 openings / yr

Education

Doctoral plus residency

AI displacement risk

Very low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

30/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

23rd pct

More exposed than 23% of occupations · modeled estimate · 5th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

82/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Speaking
Active Learning
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.