Medical Equipment Repairers
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
Also called: Biomedical Electronics Technician (Biomed Electronics Tech) · Biomedical Engineering Technician (Biomed Engineering Tech) · Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) · Biomedical Technician (Biomed Tech) · Dental Equipment Technician (Dental Equipment Tech) · Durable Medical Equipment Technician (DME Tech)
Median pay (national)
$62,630
$39,060–$99,290 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
60,830
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+12.9%
~7,300 openings/yr
Typical entry
Associate's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for medical equipment repairers shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $99,290 versus $39,060 at the bottom 10% — 2.5x. The median of $62,630 leaves roughly 59% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +12.9% from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than the 3% average for all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 7,300 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 52 states with released data, South Dakota pays the most for this role (median $80,580, +29% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $31,130 — a 159% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Inventory control system software, Microsoft Office software as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
- Speaking
- Mathematics
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- 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.
- Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
- Install medical equipment.
- Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
- Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
- Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.
- Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
Tools & technology
- Inventory control system software
- Microsoft Office software
- Salesforce software
- SAP software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- FaceTime
- Medical equipment diagnostic software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Knowledge areas
- Mechanical
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Engineering and Technology
- Mathematics
- Public Safety and Security
- Education and Training