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Medical Equipment Preparers
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
What a medical equipment preparer does
Become a medical equipment preparer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good medical equipment preparer
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $34 per hour with an average salary of $46,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $35 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $15,300 and $59,200 per year.
- 52% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $32 per hour with an average salary of $32,800 per year.
Medical Equipment Preparer job outlook
- There are 2,204 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 302 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 20% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.