Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Career, Salary and Skills
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $352,220 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 4,910. Wage data is published for 20 locations.
Occupation description
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
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$352,220
Hourly median
$169.34
Employment
4,910
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 5.38 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Writing | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | 3.75 | 4.50 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.75 | 3.88 |
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.
Technology
- Ada
- Apteryx Imaging Suite
- DecisionBase TiME for OMS
- DentalEye
- Dolphin Imaging & Management Solutions Dolphin Management
- DSN Software Oral Surgery-Exec
- Gendex Dental Systems VixWin PRO
- Kodak Dental Systems Kodak Cosmetic Imaging Module
- Planmeca Oy Dimaxis
- Sirona SIDEXIS XG
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in NYMedian $342,710 · Employment 350
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in New York, NYMedian $342,730 · Employment 240
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in VAMedian $403,430 · Employment 210
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in GAMedian $129,010 · Employment 180
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in MIMedian $97,040 · Employment 50
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in MNMedian $475,250 · Employment 40
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $313,780 · Employment —
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in AZMedian $322,800 · Employment —
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in Boston, MAMedian $394,690 · Employment —
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in NCMedian $224,040 · Employment —
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $431,910 · Employment —
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in FLMedian $233,050 · Employment —
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.