Dental Laboratory Technician

Benefits

Parental leave

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Non-birth-parent leave

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Family-building benefits

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• Adoption assistance: Not verified
• Surrogacy assistance: Not verified

Mental health support

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Relocation assistance

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Childcare support

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Learning budget

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Salary

$60K-$78K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$61,842 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+1.9% - Slower

12% above the BLS role benchmark for operations aggregate.

Matched to SOC 11-1021 - Operations aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Operations From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

Shift type

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Weekend work

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Application

Cover letter

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Assessment

Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Deadline

Jul 22, 2026 From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Where they hire

Hires in: OR From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

About this role

Dental Laboratory Technician Portland, Oregon Summary This position is located within the Portland VA Medial Center in Portland Oregon. He/she is responsible for a full range of complex dental prosthetics in support of the dental clinic and the Veteran population. Duties Duties include but are not limited to: Fabricating appliances which correct abnormal for conditions of the mouth including missing teeth, obturators and splints for the replacement of lost oral tissues and the reduction of jaw fractures. Constructing and repairing prosthetic appliances from prescriptions prepared by staff dentists, using an articulator in the fabrication of appliances. Fabricating all types of precious and metal crowns, acrylic jackets, veneers and inlays, precision attachments, and fixed bridge restorations of gold alloys, porcelain ad acrylic resin, as well as unusually complex porcelain-to-gold restorations. Such work includes using hydrocolloid impressions, duplicating refractory models, trimming dies, and placing dowel pins as well as the proper preparations of wax patterns, investing, casting and polishing crowns. The technician is responsible for the proper articulation and occlusion of cases to include full arch models with multi-unit castings to be articulated in the full range of mandibular excursions. Fabricating artificial denture restorations according to dentist's prescription, choosing stock teeth, mounting them on an articulator, setting teeth in wax with regard to proper occlusion, articulator, and esthetic appearance as well as ridge and arch contour and jaw relationship. After approval of the setup of teeth, the technician carves and contours the pattern of the denture resin which is chosen on the

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