Dental Laboratory TechniciansMedical Appliance Technicians

14 points lower. This is an evidence-backed lower-exposure path based on the current occupation scores.

80% modeled skills overlap. The exposure label uses the current occupation scores; skill names below come from the current role-skill mappings.

Shared skills

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking

Target skills to investigate

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Complex Problem Solving

Durable strengths to lead with

  • Fit appliances onto patients, and make any necessary adjustments.
  • Take patients' body or limb measurements for use in device construction.
  • Mix pigments to match patients' skin coloring, according to formulas, and apply mixtures to orthotic or prosthetic devices.
  • Bend, form, and shape fabric or material to conform to prescribed contours of structural components.

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