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Dental technicians total: Australia, 2021
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Australia had 2,800 dental technicians in 2021, according to Jobs and Skills Australia Occupation profile. Basis: employed.
Comparability B Confidence medium
Cite this
Jobs and Skills Australia. (2026). Dental technicians total: Australia, as of 2021-08-10 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/au/dental-technicians-total/2021/
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Record
- Value
- 2,800 persons
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- medium
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- employed
- Scope
- employed
- Comparability
- Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
- Status
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source quote
ANZSCO 411213 Dental Technicians Overview Details Downloads Employed 2,800 Part-time share 33% Female share 40%
Locator: Overview panel "Employed"; data note "ANZSCO 6-digit occupations: ABS, 2021 Census"
Local definition
Persons employed in ANZSCO 411213 Dental Technicians (2021 Census, place of usual residence), rounded
Source
Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation profile: Dental Technicians (ANZSCO 411213). Registry entry: au-jsa-anzsco-411213.
Notes
Dental technicians are not registered by Ahpra, so no register count exists. Census-based employed headcount, rounded by JSA; excludes those employed but away from work. Registered dental prosthetists are a separate group (see au.dental_technicians_total.2025 legacy note).
Metric definition
Dental technicians (headcount) All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | No figure found why | not stated | Comparability not rated | Dental Board of Australia / Ahpra 2024/25 data tables (registrants at 30 June 2025) | ||
| 2021 | 2,800 persons | employed | Comparability B | Occupation profile: Dental Technicians (ANZSCO 411213) |
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