AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 29-1023.00
Will AI replace Orthodontists?
Orthodontists: AI can already handle 1 of 11 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 11 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Orthodontists, from most to least exposed. 1 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advise patients to comply with treatment plans. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Prepare diagnostic and treatment records. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 11 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 11 of 11. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 73% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 81% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 19% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 6,210
- Median annual wage
- $289,140
- Middle half of earners
- $146,580 to $342,300
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +4.4%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Prosthodontists 72% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure58
- Dentists, General 71% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure51
- Orthotists and Prosthetists 68% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure48
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure40
- Orthoptists 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure46
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Orthodontists and AI
Will AI replace Orthodontists?
AI already handles 1 of the 11 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 42 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +4.4% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Orthodontists?
42 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 11 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 11 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Orthodontists tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Advise patients to comply with treatment plans. It is the only task that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 73% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Orthodontists, and what do they earn?
6,210 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $289,140 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +4.4% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Orthodontists. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/orthodontists
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