Dental Laboratory Technicians:

Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

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About the Job


Indiana Average Salary $40,140.00
Average Time to Fill 44 days
Typical Education Post-secondary certificate or some college courses
Typical Experience None
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026) 1,056
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026) 1.01 %

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Skills Profile



Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Work Ethic
Information Gathering
Professionalism
Critical Thinking

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Handling and Moving Objects

Cast metal objects
Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds
Cast molds of patient anatomies to create medical or dental devices
Shape metal or plastic
Solder metal parts, piping, or components
Perform dental laser welding of component parts
Solder parts or workpieces
Set-up dental equipment
Set-up laboratory or field equipment
Mix ingredients to create specific finishes
Mix medical solutions safely according to instructions
Load items into ovens or furnaces
Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in products or workpieces
Construct customized assistive medical or dental devices
Pour material such as liquid plastic or metal into molds
Assemble/Disassemble manufactured medical products by hand
Fabricate medical products, parts, or components by hand
Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production
Sterilize laboratory, medical, or veterinary equipment or instruments


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Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification Certi - fication Hard to Fill Expensive to Fill
Medical Assistance
Anatomy
Prosthetic Devices
First Aid Cpr Aed
Welding
Certified Dental Technician



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