Will AI replace Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons?

Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 14 official task statements scored for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (United States, SOC 29-1022), 0% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 6 out of 100 (range 3–11, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.

Which tasks in “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” can AI already do?

The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future” (30/100, low); “Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment” (19/100, minimal); “Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck” (6/100, minimal). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.

Which tasks in “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” stay human?

About 100% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology” (0/100, minimal); “Perform minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements” (0/100, minimal); “Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.

What should someone working in “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” do about AI?

Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 0% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 100% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.

How is the AI exposure score for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons calculated?

Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 14 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

administering general and local anesthetics, removing impacted, damaged and non-restorable teeth and treating infections of the oral cavity. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: administering general and local anesthetics is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 0%
changing shape: 0%
staying human: 100%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 6 out of 100 (3–11 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 14 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for oral and maxillofacial surgeons is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-05. Read the full method.

What shifts is the routine end of the work: the overhead at the edges, not the middle you trained for.

Your week, as this page understands it

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. The job title says “oral” or “maxillofacial surgeons”: officially one job, two names. The real job is the part underneath: administering general and local anesthetics. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But oral and maxillofacial surgeons is not one task. It is 14 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is administering general and local anesthetics, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 0%
changing shape: 0%
staying human: 100%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

How we know this

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-05. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Shifting to AI

0 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

Nothing in this job’s scored task list landed in this group. That is the measurement, not an editorial choice, and it is worth knowing either way.

Changing shape

0 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

Nothing in this job’s scored task list landed in this group. That is the measurement, not an editorial choice, and it is worth knowing either way.

Staying human

14 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

Administering general and local anesthetics
This work happens in the physical world: general and local anesthetics, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 5 · Core
Source: “Administer general and local anesthetics.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Giving an anaesthetic is a physical act only a licensed clinician may perform.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Collaborating with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for other professionals, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 5 · Core
Source: “Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 19 out of 100 (12–26 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Planning discussions can be prepared for, but the treatment decision rests with licensed clinicians talking it through.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Evaluating the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for the position of the wisdom teeth, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 5 · Core
Source: “Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Reading scans for wisdom-tooth position is well-documented image work software does well, but the surgeon owns the call.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Removing impacted, damaged and non-restorable teeth
This work happens in the physical world: impacted, damaged and non-restorable teeth, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 5 · Core
Source: “Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Taking out an impacted tooth is a physical procedure by a licensed surgeon.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Treating infections of the oral cavity
This work happens in the physical world: infections of the oral cavity, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 5 · Core
Source: “Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Choosing the antibiotic is well documented, but treating the infection usually means draining it in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Performing surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues
This work happens in the physical world: surgery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 5 · Core
Source: “Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Implant and grafting surgery is done with the surgeon’s hands.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Removing tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions
This work happens in the physical world: tumors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Removing a tumour is surgery performed by hand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Treating problems affecting the oral mucosa
This work happens in the physical world: problems affecting the oral mucosa, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Ulcer and infection management is well documented, but examining and treating the mouth happens in the chair.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing emergency treatment of facial injuries
This work happens in the physical world: emergency treatment of facial injuries, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Repairing facial injuries in an emergency is hands-on surgical work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Performing surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions
This work happens in the physical world: surgery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions such as cleft lip, cleft palate, and jaw growth problems.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Cleft and jaw surgery is performed physically in an operating theatre.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

Show the other 4 tasks

Restoring form and function by moving skin
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: form, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Restore form and function by moving skin, bone, nerves, and other tissues from other parts of the body to reconstruct the jaws and face.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Reconstructive tissue transfer is complex surgery done by hand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Treating snoring problems, using laser surgery
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: problems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Laser surgery for snoring is performed on the patient in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Performing minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: minor cosmetic procedures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Perform minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Cosmetic chin and cheekbone work is a surgical procedure.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Performing minor facial rejuvenation procedures
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: minor facial rejuvenation procedures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 3 · Supplemental
Source: “Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Injecting Botox or using a laser on a patient’s face is a physical, licensed act.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay: $352,220a year, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.bls-oews, 2025 · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
How we know this
Source: bls-oews
Reference period: May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
Rounding: Shown as published.
People doing this job: 4,910in the US, 2025.bls-oews · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Almost none of this job is reading one thing and writing another (the shape today's tools are built for), because the work turns on general and local anesthetics, which happens with people and things rather than on a screen. The rows above are the evidence rather than the reassurance: administering general and local anesthetics and collaborating with other professionals. The parts that are changing are the paperwork and the tools around the job, not the middle of it, which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: administering general and local anesthetics is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 0% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 0% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 100% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 14 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. The routine end of the work is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to the routine work, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding: a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes: ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether general and local anesthetics are in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no license needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near administering general and local anesthetics. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, use CareerOneStop - Find local training. It is free, it is the Labor Department's own service, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest US occupations to oral and maxillofacial surgeons (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was nurse anesthetists: only about 9% of its durable work is work you already do and it pays 32.8% less. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 6/100 here, with only 0% of the task list in the top band, and “administer general and local anesthetics” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 830 US occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

Nurse Anesthetists
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already administer general and local anesthetics, and their equivalent is to prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics, following specified…. Across both published task lists that is about 9% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 9% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: $236,590 against your $352,220, 32.8% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Anesthesiologists
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already administer general and local anesthetics, and their equivalent is to administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal…. Across both published task lists that is about 7% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 7% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Dentists, General
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already administer general and local anesthetics, and their equivalent is to administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures. Across both published task lists that is about 5% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 5% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: $170,950 against your $352,220, 51.5% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 0% of its task weight, across 14 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The headlines about your trade disappearing
They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like administering general and local anesthetics arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.
Retraining out of a job that is holding up
On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United States figures

The United Kingdom splits this work across more than one official group, of which Dental practitioners is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United Kingdom page →partial match

In UK official statistics this job is counted as Dental practitioners. Pay and employment stay on this page’s own group; the task list and the scores do not cross over.

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So the free services listed on this page are the whole answer, and it is the same answer we would give a friend.

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Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 14 official task statements scored for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (United States, SOC 29-1022), 0% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 6 out of 100 (range 3–11, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” can AI already do?: The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future” (30/100, low); “Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment” (19/100, minimal); “Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck” (6/100, minimal). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” stay human?: About 100% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology” (0/100, minimal); “Perform minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements” (0/100, minimal); “Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 0% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 100% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons calculated?: Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 14 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Task statements: onet-dbProcessing: catalogue-bridge → onet-im-rt-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights: onet-db (im-rt)
Scores: Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment: bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))

Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.

The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.

The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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