Orthotists and Prosthetists

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 29-2091.00

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median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$49k10th$65kMedian$101k90th

New workers start near $48,580; experienced workers reach $100,550. About 90 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: +16.7%; Alamo region, 72 to 84 jobs · U.S. +13%
Openings a year: 6; in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 900
Employed in 2024: 72; in the Alamo region · U.S. 10,100

Typical entry education: Master's degree · Training: Internship/residency

No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.

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

Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.

Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses and prostheses.
Design orthopedic and prosthetic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions and examination and measurement of patients.
Maintain patients' records.
Make and modify plaster casts of areas to be fitted with prostheses or orthoses to guide the device construction process.

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

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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