Medical Appliance Technicians
SOC 51-9082 · 2024-2034
Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $52,706per year
- Projected openings
- 1,760
- Projected change
- +7.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Quality Control Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Troubleshooting
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $53,177 | 150 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $48,385 | 60 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $47,625 | 270 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $47,613 | 210 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $44,753 | 380 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | $48,492 | 5,390 | -2.1% |
| Medical Equipment Repairers | $74,499 | 6,840 | +9% |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $48,492 | 2,130 | +5.9% |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | $58,904 | 2,460 | -20% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | $50,312 | 5,510 | +2.3% |
| Surgical Technologists | $83,586 | 8,420 | +11.6% |