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OSCA 269132Updated 2026-01-29
Dental Prosthetist
National shortage level: Strong
ANZSCO 411212OSCA 269132
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 76k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1460
Salary range: AUD 68k-AUD 84k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
30.4%
NSW
27.9%
VIC
23.2%
QLD
Education mix
69.4%
advanced diploma/ diploma
9.2%
bachelor degree
8.3%
certificate iii/ iv
Role overview
Dental Prosthetists design, construct, repair and fit dentures and mouthguards.
What you do
- • Takes impressions of the mouth.
- • Takes dental radiographs.
- • Fabricates full and partial dentures.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: advanced diploma/ diploma (69.4%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Constructs mouth guards, crowns, metal clasps, inlays, bridgework and other aids.
- • Fabricates full and partial dentures.
- • Repairs and relines denture bases.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1460
Annual median: AUD 76k
Range: AUD 68k-AUD 84k