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Also called cryogenics repairer, dental equipment repairer, dme repairer and durable medical equipment repairer.
$61,660
Median pay a year
65,990
People do this work
6
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Medical Equipment Repairer
Summary
Medical equipment repairer testing, adjusting, and repairing biomedical and electromedical equipment, performing preventive maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure optimal performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications
Experience
Medical Equipment Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Tested and calibrated components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools and measuring devices
Performed preventive maintenance, including cleaning, lubricating, and adjusting equipment to ensure optimal performance
Inspected, tested, and troubleshot malfunctioning medical equipment, adhering to manufacturers' specifications and utilizing test instruments
Kept records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of medical equipment for compliance and tracking purposes
Disassembled malfunctioning equipment and removed, repaired, or replaced defective parts, such as motors and transformers
Installed medical equipment according to manufacturers' specifications and facility requirements
Explained and demonstrated correct operation and preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel
Skills
Core Skills
Calculating equipment installation requirements, Interpreting blueprints, Reading needed technical information, Monitoring work procedures, Determining job materials, Planning work procedures, Fabricating parts or components
Checking & Planning
Inspecting wear, Testing mechanical equipment, Testing mechanical systems
Tools and software
Inventory control system software, Microsoft Office software
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Tested and calibrated medical equipment componentsPerformed preventive maintenance on medical devicesInspected and troubleshot malfunctioning medical equipmentMaintained records of equipment repairs and updatesDisassembled and repaired defective medical equipment partsInstalled medical equipment following safety regulations
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Tested and calibrated medical equipment components to ensure optimal performance and compliance with safety standards
Inspected and troubleshot malfunctioning medical equipment, identifying issues and implementing effective solutions
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Tested and calibrated multiple medical equipment components daily to ensure optimal performance and compliance with safety standards
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Daily for multiple devicesSeveral times each weekRegularly for all equipment
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Inspected and troubleshot malfunctioning medical equipment, identifying issues and implementing effective solutions
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Reduced downtime for critical devicesImproved equipment reliability and safetyEnhanced patient care through faster repairs
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Calculating equipment installation requirements
Interpreting blueprints
Reading needed technical information
Monitoring work procedures
Inspecting wear
Testing mechanical equipment
Testing mechanical systems
Determining job materials
Planning work procedures
Fabricating parts or components
Soldering parts together
Operating welding equipment
The work itself
What a Medical Equipment Repairer does
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Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
What it pays
How much does a Medical Equipment Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$47,470
Median
$61,660
75th percentile
$78,500
About 65,990 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$76,440
$78,570
$92,410
AL
$38,480
$53,140
$70,430
AR
$33,750
$38,950
$62,580
AZ
$39,850
$62,810
$78,150
CA
$55,690
$72,450
$96,570
CO
$52,360
$66,720
$83,550
CT
$62,600
$71,220
$91,920
DC
$47,880
$59,780
$75,020
DE
$59,640
$62,260
$71,430
FL
$40,690
$56,940
$74,280
GA
$39,110
$48,350
$64,010
HI
$57,500
$72,360
$80,140
IA
$45,390
$59,300
$68,350
ID
$60,780
$74,270
$79,410
IL
$48,850
$67,380
$81,800
IN
$49,600
$64,590
$78,970
KS
$38,830
$45,200
$62,780
KY
$39,260
$60,230
$64,440
LA
$44,900
$61,110
$74,500
MA
$62,930
$78,230
$92,510
MD
$57,910
$72,310
$90,180
ME
$43,190
$61,810
$76,120
MI
$48,240
$60,680
$79,960
MN
$55,900
$73,940
$85,370
MO
$47,440
$57,340
$79,600
MS
$36,080
$40,710
$56,260
MT
$65,390
$74,070
$80,860
NC
$42,450
$59,190
$74,390
ND
$57,340
$73,610
$80,540
NE
$47,060
$57,080
$62,820
NH
$56,680
$61,860
$80,130
NJ
$59,240
$68,460
$80,960
NM
$48,550
$62,640
$82,610
NV
$55,860
$69,820
$71,700
NY
$54,630
$63,670
$83,010
OH
$41,880
$57,370
$68,800
OK
$37,660
$48,440
$58,350
OR
$62,910
$76,600
$99,290
PA
$51,020
$62,890
$82,570
PR
$22,410
$29,920
$36,760
RI
$47,360
$63,010
$78,650
SC
$37,960
$46,120
$58,440
SD
$57,710
$69,530
$84,930
TN
$47,530
$48,530
$65,530
TX
$43,750
$58,370
$75,750
UT
$47,310
$58,910
$74,570
VA
$49,660
$61,070
$78,940
VT
$51,770
$60,680
$77,410
WA
$51,750
$71,190
$93,120
WI
$53,430
$62,220
$79,510
WV
$38,010
$47,090
$73,830
WY
$39,540
$44,640
$63,850
Other names
Other names for this job
cryogenics repairer, dental equipment repairer, dme repairer, durable medical equipment repairer, electromedical equipment repairer, hearing aid repairer, biomed electronics tech, biomed engineering tech, biomed equipment specialist, biomed equipment support specialist, biomed repair tech, biomed service tech.
More names for this work
biomed tech, biomedical electronics technician, biomedical engineering technician, biomedical equipment specialist, biomedical equipment support specialist, biomedical equipment technician, biomedical repair technician, biomedical service technician, biomedical technician, bmet, certified biomed engineering tech, CBET, certified biomedical engineering technician, certified biomedical equipment technician, coil repair tech, coil repair technician, dental equipment installer and servicer, dental equipment mechanic, dental equipment tech, dental equipment technician, dme tech, durable medical equipment technician, electric brain wave equipment mechanic, electromedical equipment tech, electromedical equipment technician, equipment service tech, equipment service technician, equipment specialist, equipment tech, equipment technician, field service tech, field service technician, hearing aid mechanic, hearing aid tech, hearing aid technician, instrument tech, instrument technician, medical equipment service tech, medical equipment service technician, medical equipment tech, medical equipment technician, radiological equipment specialist, radiology equipment servicer, repair tech, repair technician, service tech, service technician, simulation tech.
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Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
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4A211 Biomedical Equipment Helper
4A271 Biomedical Equipment Craftsman
4A231 Biomedical Equipment Apprentice
4A251 Biomedical Equipment Journeyman
68A Biomedical Equipment Specialist
001312 Biomedical Equipment Technician
L08A Bio-Medical Equipment Technician
4A291 Biomedical Equipment Superintendent
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This page is about the occupation Medical Equipment Repairers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.