Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
Task
βE1 + 0.5 × E2
Attend continuing education courses to maintain or update skills.Details
O*NET Task ID 23921
1.0
Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.Details
O*NET Task ID 418
0.5
Expose and develop x-ray film.Details
O*NET Task ID 422
0.5
Record and review patient medical histories.Details
O*NET Task ID 18536
0.5
Maintain patient recall system.Details
O*NET Task ID 18539
0.5
Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.Details
O*NET Task ID 416
0.0
Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.Details
O*NET Task ID 417
0.0
Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.Details
O*NET Task ID 419
0.0
Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.Details
O*NET Task ID 420
0.0
Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.Details
O*NET Task ID 421
0.0
Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.Details
O*NET Task ID 424
0.0
Make impressions for study casts.Details
O*NET Task ID 425
0.0
Administer local anesthetic agents.Details
O*NET Task ID 427
0.0
Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.Details
O*NET Task ID 428
0.0
Remove sutures and dressings.Details
O*NET Task ID 429
0.0
Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.Details
O*NET Task ID 430
0.0
Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.Details
O*NET Task ID 18537
0.0
Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.Details
O*NET Task ID 18538
0.0
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
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Occupation information
ILO occupational description
Dental Assistants and Therapists
Dental assistants and therapists provide basic dental care services for the prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders of the teeth and mouth, according to care plans and procedures established by a dentist or other oral health professional.
Tasks
(a) advising communities and individuals on dental hygiene, diet and other preventive measures to reduce potential risks to oral health;
(b) conducting visual and physical examinations of patients' mouths, teeth and related structures to assess oral health status;
(c) identifying cases of patients with poor oral health or oral disease requiring referral to a dentist or other health professional
(d) assisting dentists during complex dental procedures
(e) providing fluoride treatments, cleaning and removing deposits from teeth, preparing cavities and placing fillings, administering local anaesthesia, and performing other types of basic or routine clinical dental procedures;
(f) preparing, cleaning and sterilizing dental instruments, equipment and materials used in the examination and treatment of patients;
(g) getting patients ready for examination or treatment including explaining procedures and correct positioning;
(h) taking impressions of the mouth and dental radiographs to support diagnosis and fitting of dental prosthetics.
Dental chairside assistants support dental practitioners in clinical treatments, as preparation and helping in practical execution and follow-up, and administrative tasks under supervision and following the orders of the dental practitioner.
Source:European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
ESCO reuse terms and the modification notice are in Credits.
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The KNOW occupations and KECO codes listed here were linked to this page's occupation by this site; this is not a correspondence defined by the Korea Employment Information Service or the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
Projected change: +8%
Median wage: $98K
lowest $31Kmedian wage across 825 detailed occupations, BLS EP 2025–35highest $559K
Mar 2026: Published evergreen blog post analyzing AI impact on Dental Hygienists. Automation risk 10%, AI exposure 22%, BLS projects 7% growth through 2034.
