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Dental Laboratory Technicians
Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
What a dental laboratory technician does
Become a dental laboratory technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good dental laboratory technician
- Reading work related information.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $29 per hour with a typical salary of $53,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $22 and $35 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $14,000 and $60,200 per year.
- 60% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $24 per hour with a typical salary of $27,000 per year.
- 58.1% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Dental Laboratory Technician job outlook
- There are 973 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 114 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 4% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 16% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.