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Medical Appliance Technicians
Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
What a medical appliance technician does
Become a medical appliance technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good medical appliance technician
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $31 per hour with an average salary of $42,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $33 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $14,400 and $54,400 per year.
- 45% 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 $34 per hour with an average salary of $31,600 per year.
Medical Appliance Technician job outlook
- There are 477 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 68 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 17% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.