Medical Equipment Repairers
What Medical Equipment Repairers Do
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
See full salary breakdown & percentiles →
Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 3 of 5Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- Job training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Mechanicalimportance 4.2/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.9/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.9/5
- English Languageimportance 3.6/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.4/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.0/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.5/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.7/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7/5
- E-Mail4.7/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- Telephone Conversations4.5/5
- Contact With Others4.4/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists93% skill match
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians93% skill match
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers93% skill match
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers93% skill match
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment93% skill match
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians93% skill match
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics92% skill match
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers92% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Repairingimportance 4.3/5
- Equipment Maintenanceimportance 4.0/5
- Troubleshootingimportance 3.9/5
- Operations Monitoringimportance 3.5/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.4/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.0/5
- Equipment Selectionimportance 3.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
Other Software Used
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- FaceTime
- Medical equipment diagnostic software
- Web browser software
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Integrity
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Perseverance
- Achievement Orientation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- InvestigativeMedium
- SocialLow
- ArtisticLow
- EnterprisingLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where medical equipment repairers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Texarkana, TX-AR3.05× national avg
- 2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH2.36× national avg
- 3Kansas City, MO-KS2.22× national avg
- 4Kalamazoo-Portage, MI2.21× national avg
- 5Durham-Chapel Hill, NC2.12× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentLateral Move
- Avionics TechniciansLateral Move
- Industrial Machinery MechanicsLateral Move
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansLateral Move
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.