Medical Equipment Repairers
Manufacturing · Maintenance, Installation & Repair
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $38,100; experienced workers reach $84,240. About 380 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +19.8%
- Openings a year
- 54
- Employed in 2024
- 470
Typical entry education: Associate's degree · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
1 program, with the college that teaches each.
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.
- Repairing4.0
- Equipment Maintenance4.0
- Troubleshooting4.0
- Operations Monitoring3.9
- Quality Control Analysis3.6
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.6
- Active Listening3.0
What the work is
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical 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.
- 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.
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.
- High school or less35%
- Certificate13%
- Some college13%
- Associate degree39%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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