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CAM Tech (Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technician)

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Description
Operate computer-aided manufacturing systems to fabricate and repair dental prostheses and appliances from digital designs, ensuring precise fit and quality.
Knowledge
Business and Management
  • • Administration and Management
  • • Customer and Personal Service
Manufacturing and Production
  • • Production and Processing
Engineering and Technology
  • • Computers and Electronics
  • • Design
  • • Mechanical
Health Services
  • • Medicine and Dentistry
Arts and Humanities
  • • English Language
Skills
Content
  • • Reading Comprehension
  • • Active Listening
  • • Speaking
Process
  • • Critical Thinking
  • • Active Learning
  • • Monitoring
Complex Problem Solving Skills
  • • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
  • • Operations Monitoring
Systems Skills
  • • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
  • • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
  • • Oral Comprehension
  • • Written Comprehension
  • • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
  • • Problem Sensitivity
  • • Deductive Reasoning
  • • Inductive Reasoning
  • • Information Ordering
  • • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
  • • Flexibility of Closure
  • • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
  • • Visualization
Attentiveness
  • • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
  • • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • • Manual Dexterity
  • • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
  • • Control Precision
Visual Abilities
  • • Near Vision
  • • Visual Color Discrimination
Auditory and Speech Abilities
  • • Speech Recognition
  • • Speech Clarity
Interview options
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Interview time
Related Pathways
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Source
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
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