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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$352,220
United States, 2025
Employment
4,910
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 29-1022.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Administer general and local anesthetics.
- Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
- Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
- Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
- Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
- Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.
- Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$86,250
25th percentile
$204,610
75th percentile
$428,710
90th percentile
$622,640
Most important skills
- Complex Problem Solving4.1
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Writing3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Active Learning3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.8
- Science3.6
- Coordination3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 5.4 | Not selected | 5.4 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.1 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Science | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Coordination | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | $553,740 | — | 2025 |
| MN | $475,250 | 40 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | $431,910 | — | 2025 |
| RI | $414,060 | — | 2025 |
| VA | $403,430 | 210 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $394,690 | — | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | $377,990 | — | 2025 |
| CO | $360,820 | — | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $360,820 | — | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | $347,810 | — | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $342,730 | 240 | 2025 |
| NY | $342,710 | 350 | 2025 |
| AZ | $322,800 | — | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $313,780 | — | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | $299,990 | — | 2025 |
| FL | $233,050 | — | 2025 |
| NC | $224,040 | — | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | $219,990 | — | 2025 |
| GA | $129,010 | 180 | 2025 |
| MI | $97,040 | 50 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.