Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician

What the Numbers Say About Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician

Federal agencies employ 464 people in the Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician occupation (OPM code 683), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -3.5% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

The average salary for Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician is $73,617 per year, placing it 33.0% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.8% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 12.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician sits inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 6), which contains 45 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician makes up 0.1% of the 356,984 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #35 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount.