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Prosthodontist: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of prosthodontists earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$311,180
Hourly
$149.61
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Prosthodontists diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, design, and fit prostheses that maintain oral function, health, and appearance for patients with clinical conditions associated with teeth, oral and maxillofacial tissues, or the jaw. The median pay is $311,180 a year ($149.61 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is post-doctoral training (61% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$311,180
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
870
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 5 of 5
extensive preparation
Most common education
Post-Doctoral Training
61% of workers
Key facts

Prosthodontists at a glance

  • Prosthodontists in the United States earned a median annual wage of $311,180 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a doctoral or professional degree as the typical entry-level education for prosthodontists in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of prosthodontists in the United States to grow 5.8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 0 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 870 people were employed as prosthodontists in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What prosthodontists do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases.
  2. Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
  3. Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
  4. Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental articulators, recording devices, and other materials.
  5. Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
  6. Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
  7. Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury survivors, or to individuals with diseases or congenital disabilities.
  8. Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Active ListeningcoreSpeakingcoreCritical ThinkingcoreComplex Problem SolvingSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingWriting

Knowledge areas: Medicine and Dentistry, Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, English Language, Biology, Education and Training.

Tools and technology

Software prosthodontists use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Henry Schein DentrixMedical softwareHot technology
  • Consult-PROMedical software
  • Henry Schein DentalVision ProfessionalMedical software
  • Henry Schein Easy DentalMedical software
  • Image management softwareGraphics or photo imaging software
  • Kea Software impDATMedical software
  • Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMSMedical software
  • Materialise Dental SimPLANTMedical software
  • Materialise Dental SurgiGuideMedical software
  • Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoftMedical software
  • Perio charting softwareMedical software
  • Planet DDS DenticonMedical software

Also called: DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery), Dental Science Dr (Dental Science Doctor), Denturist, Maxillofacial Prosthodontist, Prosthetic Dentist.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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