What does a score of 43 mean for a Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons?

It means that, weighted across the 14 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 43 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons — AI exposure, safer roles, and a pivot plan.

Also known as: Surgeon · Oral Surgeon · Dental Surgeon · Maxillofacial Surgeon · Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMS)

AI Task Exposure Score

Moderate exposure

More exposed than 35% of 968 occupations · Rank #587 (1 = most exposed)

This score estimates how exposed the tasks in a role are to current and near-term AI capabilities. It does not predict whether a specific person will lose a job.

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Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

Administer general and local anesthetics.47
Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.44
Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.44

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.33

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 43 puts Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 14 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 13 augmentable, and 1 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

$352,220median wage
4,910employed
200annual openings
+4.9%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

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Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

FAQ — Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

What does a score of 43 mean for a Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons?: It means that, weighted across the 14 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 43 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.
Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?: This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.
Which parts of this job are most durable?: The most durable responsibilities are: Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.
Is this score personalized to me?: No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.

Score version jr-v1 · data release 2026.07.11-r1 · updated 2026-07-11 · baseline mapping: 14 of 14 tasks carry source-level provenance · methodology