Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-1022
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 29-1022 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 67/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $352,220
- H-1B offered wage $167,500; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 200
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 24
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 637 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Perform surgery and related procedures on the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions to treat diseases, injuries, or defects. May diagnose problems of the oral and maxillofacial regions. May perform surgery to improve function or appearance.
Common titles: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMS), Oral Surgeon, Surgeon
Representative Tasks
- •Administer general and local anesthetics.
- •Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
- •Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
- •Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
- •Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
- •Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- •Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- •Operate on patients to treat conditions.
- •Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 62% Bright |
| Median Salary | $352,220 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |