Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Perform surgery and related procedures on the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions to treat diseases, injuries, or defects. May diagnose problems of the oral and maxillofacial regions. May perform surgery to improve function or appearance.
4,910 people do this job in the US. $352,220 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 82%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
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Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
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At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 11%. Today's estimate: 11%.
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The tasks
Sorted by . 15 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 26% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 24% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 11% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Administer general and local anesthetics.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Restore form and function by moving skin, bone, nerves, and other tissues from other parts of the body to reconstruct the jaws and face.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 3% | 5 h2.5 h to 1.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate and treat problems related to the temperomandibular joint (TMJ).Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions such as cleft lip, cleft palate, and jaw growth problems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 1% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people |
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