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Medical Equipment Repairers

Part of Manufacturing, in the Maintenance, Installation & Repair pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 49-9062.00

What the work is

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

On a typical day

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
  • Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
  • Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.

What it pays

$60,250
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $38,100
Experienced workers reach $84,240
  1. $38k10th
  2. $45k25th
  3. $60kMedian
  4. $74k75th
  5. $84k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $38,100, 25th $45,060, Median $60,250, 75th $74,000, 90th $84,240

About 380 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+19.8%

employment change in the Alamo region, 470 to 563 jobs · U.S. +13%

54

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 7,300

470

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 68,000

Typical entry education: Associate's degree · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Repairing4.0
  2. Equipment Maintenance4.0
  3. Troubleshooting4.0
  4. Operations Monitoring3.9
  5. Quality Control Analysis3.6
  6. Critical Thinking3.8
  7. Reading Comprehension3.6
  8. Active Listening3.0

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less35%
  2. Certificate13%
  3. Some college13%
  4. Associate degree39%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • St. Philip's
  1. Biomedical Engineering Technology

    Degree · Certificate · Health & Biosciences

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