Dental Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 33970
- Class code
- 33970
- Pay scale group
- ST 03
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- N1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Dental Technician is $36,831 to $54,162 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 33970.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/02/1975.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work in the manufacture of dental prosthetic devices. An employee in this class engages primarily in the manufacture of such dental prosthetic materials as crowns, bridges, orthodontic appliances, and the replacement and repair of dental restorations of the human mouth. Employees work under the direct supervision of a dentist and work is performed in accordance with standard techniques. Work is reviewed through periodic inspections, and observation of quality of finished work.
Examples of the work
PERFORMED: Manufactures crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances; and repairs and replaces dental restorations wholly or in part. Casts inlays and other dental artifices. Makes muffles for porcelain furnaces and makes up materials used for crown, bridge, operative, prosthetic and orthodontic techniques. Conducts classes in prosthetic techniques and routine clinical duties for dental assistance and other hospital or inmate personnel. Keeps dental machines, instruments and other mechanical equipment in working order. Sharpens and repairs instruments used in the dental surgery department including chisels, bars, forceps, pliers, and electrical apparatus. Performs related work as required.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience in dental laboratory work; and such training as may have been gained through graduation from a standard high school, supplemented by training in the manufacture of dental prosthetic devices; or any equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.