Installation, maintenance and repair
Medical equipment repairer
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
Median pay
$61,660
Growth to 2035
+13%
faster than average
Openings a year
8,200
Time to qualify*
2.5 years
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Medical equipment repairer
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- Associate's degree
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Prior experience
- None
What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Hazardous conditions
Exposure to disease
Medical equipment repairer: 28% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- 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.
- 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.
- Install medical equipment.
- Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
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) · Medical Equipment Service Tech (Medical Equipment Service Technician) · Repair Technician (Repair Tech)
Outlook and AI
Medical equipment repairers held 71,800 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 80,900 by 2035 (+13%, faster than average; all jobs: +3.5%).
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