Dental ceramist vs porcelain technician

The differences between dental ceramists and porcelain technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a dental ceramist and a porcelain technician. Additionally, a dental ceramist has an average salary of $74,175, which is higher than the $39,883 average annual salary of a porcelain technician.

Dental ceramist vs porcelain technician overview

	Dental Ceramist	Porcelain Technician
Yearly salary	$74,175	$39,883
Hourly rate	$35.66	$19.17
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	21,711	6,221
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Dental ceramist vs porcelain technician salary

Dental ceramists and porcelain technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dental Ceramist	Porcelain Technician
Average salary	$74,175	$39,883
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $142,000	Between $24,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	Andover, MA	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	DCS	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dental ceramist and porcelain technician education

There are a few differences between a dental ceramist and a porcelain technician in terms of educational background:

	Dental Ceramist	Porcelain Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Dental Assisting	Dental Assisting
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Southern California

Dental ceramist vs porcelain technician demographics

Here are the differences between dental ceramists' and porcelain technicians' demographics:

	Dental Ceramist	Porcelain Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%	Male, 77.8% Female, 22.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 9.3% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 10.0% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between dental ceramist and porcelain technician duties and responsibilities

Dental ceramist example responsibilities.

Manage operations of dental laboratory as lead technician, working directly with patients and dentists in an in-house dental laboratory.
Fabricate, repair, or alter dental devices like crowns, inlays, dentures, bridge.
Fabricate, alter, and repair dental devices such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays.
Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
Perform duties as a ceramist producing porcelain fuse to metal crowns, e.max and full contour zirconia restorations.
Experience with a wide variety of high-tech materials, such as zirconia, ceramics and metal alloys (i.e.

Porcelain technician example responsibilities.

General administrative office duties, insurance and patient billing and deliver dentures to surrounding dental practices.
Make a denture start and finishingCustom traysBite BlockNight guard soft, soft and hard, hardBleaching traysRepair AcrilicReline and Rebase.

Dental ceramist vs porcelain technician skills

Common dental ceramist skills

Cad Cam, 30%
CAD/CAM, 30%
PFM, 21%
Dentures, 15%
Dental Lab, 4%

Common porcelain technician skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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