Dental Lab Technicians jobs
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Dental technician jobs are bench work done to a dentist's prescription, and much of it happens outside the dental office. For the wider group of dental, eyewear, and medical appliance technicians, the Handbook counts 61 percent in medical equipment manufacturing and 9 percent in dentists' offices. Many technicians start by pouring models from impressions and work up to designing crowns and bridges.
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Some states regulate the labs themselves. Texas makes commercial labs register with its dental board, and Washington requires a certified dental technician on staff at least 30 hours a week or a supervising dentist. BLS counted 34,410 dental laboratory technicians in May 2025, with a median of $49,610, and the Handbook expects the occupation to shrink 6 percent by 2035 as 3D printing takes on more of the production. Today that is one live dental lab technicians job here. Veterans Health Administration have posted the most of them, and Washington, DC has more than anywhere else. Posted pay runs from $63k to $91k a year where an employer states it and 100% are federal positions.