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Dentists, General
Also filed here: Dentist, Dental surgeon
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
- Rank
- #588 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $170,950 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 141,900 in the US, with about 4,200 openings a year
The work, 17 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases27%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate medical equipment14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Follow standard healthcare safety procedures to protect patient and staff members6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Diagnose health conditions or disorders5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise patients or clients on medical issues4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 746 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Prescribe medical treatments or devices4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Design materials or devices4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 820 conversations, and it got them there 57% of the time.
Still yours: Fabricate medical devices4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Adjust medical equipment to ensure adequate performance4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze health or medical data4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,718 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop public or community health programs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 106 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 4,200 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 38% of the workProsthodontists0% AI does, against 6% here+5.8% by 2035 · $311,180 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 35% of the workOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons0% AI does, against 6% here+5.6% by 2035 · $352,220 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 33% of the workSurgical Assistants0% AI does, against 6% here+6.1% by 2035 · $66,800 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Health front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.05, higher than 10% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 29-1021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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