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Medical Equipment Repairers

ManufacturingO*NET 49-9062.00United States

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

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Median annual earnings
$61,262

50th percentile, United States

Projected change
+16%

2025 to 2035

Typical education
Associate degree

39.3% of the workforce

Employment
69.18K jobs

Growing to 80.23K by 2035

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The work

What medical equipment repairers do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

  • Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
  • Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
  • Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
  • Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
  • Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
  • Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
  • Install medical equipment.
  • Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
  • Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.
  • Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.
  • Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
  • Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
  • Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.
  • Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.
  • Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.
  • Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile
$37,907
25th percentile
$46,948
50th percentile
$61,262
75th percentile
$78,595
90th percentile
$99,660

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $61,262 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

+16%much faster than average
202569,180 jobs
2035 projected80,230 jobs

11,050 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.

Preparation

Education levels

What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.

Associate degree
39.3%
High school diploma or less
34.7%
Certificate
13.3%
Some college
12.7%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

  • Electronics
  • Test Equipment
  • Medical Devices
  • Calibration
  • Lifting Ability
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Equipment Repair
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Electrical Safety
  • Inventory Management
  • Infection Control
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Technical Services
  • Technical Training
  • Dialysis
  • Hand Tools
  • Biomedical Technology
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Water Treatment

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Troubleshooting
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Systems Analysis
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

Common job titles

  1. 01Biomedical Technicians2,084 postings
  2. 02Biomedical Equipment Technicians1,837 postings
  3. 03Medical Equipment Technicians910 postings
  4. 04Simulation Technicians282 postings
  5. 05Biomedical Equipment Support Specialists168 postings
  6. 06Durable Medical Equipment Technicians133 postings
  7. 07Medical Technicians85 postings
  8. 08Imaging Engineers83 postings
  9. 09Biomedical Engineering Technicians74 postings
  10. 10Equipment Technicians73 postings
  11. 11Biomedical Field Service Technicians67 postings
  12. 12Skillbridge Interns66 postings
  13. 13Biomedical Electronics Technicians53 postings
  14. 14Equipment Repair Technicians34 postings
  15. 15Equipment Specialists33 postings
  16. 16Biomedical Specialists28 postings
  17. 17Biomedical Imaging Technicians26 postings
  18. 18Medical Technologists23 postings
  19. 19Field Service Biomedical Equipment Technicians21 postings
  20. 20Biomedical Imaging Specialists16 postings

Top employers

  1. 01Fresenius542 postings
  2. 02TRIMEDX449 postings
  3. 03Adapthealth419 postings
  4. 04GE Healthcare307 postings
  5. 05Agiliti Health274 postings
  6. 06Trinity Health124 postings
  7. 07Compass Group106 postings
  8. 08Sodexo103 postings
  9. 09Goldbelt Incorporated90 postings
  10. 10Intelas86 postings
  11. 11Renovo Solutions76 postings
  12. 12United States Renal Care Incorporated72 postings
  13. 13Capital I69 postings
  14. 14Steris Corporation53 postings
  15. 15Aya Healthcare48 postings
  16. 16CommonSpirit Health48 postings
  17. 17Koninklijke Philips N.V41 postings
  18. 18BJC HealthCare38 postings
  19. 19Banner Health36 postings
  20. 20United States Department of Veterans Affairs36 postings

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