Skilled Trades
Medical Equipment Repairers
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
Median salary (BLS)
$61,660
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$38k – $98k
Job outlook
+13% (much faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Medical Equipment Repairers
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Medical Equipment Repairers
Entry / Junior
$38,490
~2 yrs to advance
Medical Equipment Repairers
Established
$61,660
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Medical Equipment Repairers
Senior
$79,970
Key skills
A typical day
- •Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- •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.
- •Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- •Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.