Takeover Tracker
18%low risk
Medical Appliance Technicians
vs

57 shared · 20 different

core competencies

21%low risk
Dental Laboratory Technicians

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMedical Appliance TechniciansDental Laboratory Technicians
Risk Score17.9%21.1%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile4th9th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$47,060$48,310
Employment11K34K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Medicine and Dentistry
Assisting and Caring for Others
Performing General Physical Activities
Design
Troubleshooting
Oral Expression
Speech Recognition
Engineering and Technology
Active Listening
Repairing
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Service OrientationAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Medical Appliance Technicians

32%

total discount

Dental Laboratory Technicians

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Medical Appliance Technicians

4 of 15 at risk
86%Order parts or supplies for orthotic or prosthetic devices.
85%Read prescriptions or specifications to determine the type of product or device to be fabricated and the materials and tools that will be required.
53%Take patients' body or limb measurements for use in device construction.
51%Lay out and mark dimensions of parts, using templates and precision measuring instruments.
49%Polish artificial limbs, braces, or supports, using grinding and buffing wheels.

Dental Laboratory Technicians

2 of 15 at risk
61%Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
51%Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.
49%Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatus.
49%Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.
47%Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.

Wage Comparison

Dental Laboratory Technicians earns +$1,250(+3%) vs Medical Appliance Technicians
Medical Appliance TechniciansDental Laboratory Technicians
10th
$36,560$36,100
25th
$40,300$39,250
Median
$47,060$48,310
75th
$58,710$62,320
90th
$74,570$78,680

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Medical Appliance Technicians2028–2035
Dental Laboratory Technicians2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Medical Appliance Technicians has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Dental Laboratory Technicians.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Medical Appliance Technicians

$38,650

from $47,060

Dental Laboratory Technicians

$38,117

from $48,310

After adjusting for AI risk, Medical Appliance Technicians offers $534 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Medical

0

Unique to Dental

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
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