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Orthodontists vs Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

Compare Orthodontists and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons pays about $22k more.

Orthodontists

Median pay$289k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureLow 26%, modeled
EducationDoctoral (DDS) plus residency
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringReading Comprehension

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

Median pay$311k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureSome 44%, modeled
EducationDoctoral plus residency
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionMonitoring
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.