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Also called arch support technician, cleanroom technician, hearing aid repair technician and lab technician.
$48,030
Median pay a year
11,280
People do this work
6
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Measuring clients
Constructing customized assistive devices
Reading work orders or instructions
Inspecting medical assistive devices
Mixing ingredients
Drilling holes in parts
Applying decorative finishes
Operating welding equipment
Drawing guide lines
Adjusting fabrics or materials
Polishing finished products
Casting molds of patient anatomies
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Medical Appliance Technician
Summary
Medical appliance technician constructing, maintaining, and repairing supportive devices such as braces, orthotics, and prosthetics, while fitting and instructing patients on their use
Experience
Medical Appliance Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Read prescriptions or specifications to determine the type of product or device to be fabricated and the materials and tools required
Made orthotic or prosthetic devices, using materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather, and hand or power tools
Drilled and tapped holes for rivets, and glued, welded, bolted, or riveted parts together to form prosthetic or orthotic devices
Constructed or received casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs for use as cutting and fabrication patterns
Fitted appliances onto patients, and made any necessary adjustments
Tested medical supportive devices for proper alignment, movement, or biomechanical stability, using meters and alignment fixtures
Instructed patients in use of prosthetic or orthotic devices
Skills
Checking & Planning
Measuring clients, Inspecting medical assistive devices
Reading work orders or instructions, Drilling holes in parts
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Drilled and tapped holes for rivetsRead prescriptions to determine product specificationsMade orthotic and prosthetic devices using various materialsBended and shaped materials to prescribed contoursConstructed casts for cutting and fabrication patternsTested medical devices for alignment and stability
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Drilled and tapped holes for rivets in orthotic and prosthetic devices, ensuring precision and durability.
Constructed customized orthotic and prosthetic devices using various materials, adhering to specific patient needs.
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Drilled and tapped holes for rivets in orthotic and prosthetic devices several times each day, ensuring precision and durability
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Several times each dayA few each shiftMost devices I worked on
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Constructed customized orthotic and prosthetic devices using various materials, adhering to specific patient needs.
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Improved fit and functionIncreased patient satisfaction
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What a Medical Appliance Technician does
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Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
What it pays
How much does a Medical Appliance Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$42,210
Median
$48,030
75th percentile
$60,580
About 11,280 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AR
$36,420
$39,450
$49,540
AZ
$64,200
$72,760
$81,600
CA
$44,850
$51,530
$61,950
CO
$48,060
$59,560
$78,250
CT
$45,300
$54,430
$66,020
FL
$36,290
$46,110
$56,890
GA
$36,720
$37,440
$43,810
IA
$41,920
$51,790
$60,100
ID
$44,260
$48,020
$57,870
IL
$39,500
$46,370
$56,970
IN
$35,560
$45,820
$62,760
KS
$36,620
$37,090
$44,100
KY
$42,630
$45,690
$56,010
LA
$38,470
$50,770
$55,160
MA
$52,520
$59,810
$73,550
MD
$46,680
$46,940
$57,650
ME
$45,410
$47,670
$49,820
MI
$45,400
$49,140
$57,130
MN
$49,910
$53,750
$58,410
MO
$39,830
$46,750
$62,650
MS
$36,240
$45,100
$62,040
NC
$44,380
$54,650
$65,990
NE
$52,860
$54,770
$79,880
NH
$49,110
$54,980
$72,510
NJ
$44,380
$52,400
$58,580
NV
$38,020
$45,870
$56,660
NY
$43,070
$48,080
$50,090
OH
$44,410
$45,710
$48,230
OK
$43,340
$49,870
$61,390
OR
$38,140
$46,450
$61,070
PA
$46,910
$60,920
$77,040
PR
$26,050
$26,050
$26,050
RI
$40,710
$49,100
$52,440
SC
$37,330
$42,230
$51,100
SD
$40,620
$52,950
$61,470
TN
$33,430
$44,700
$58,190
TX
$40,450
$46,430
$57,620
UT
$42,210
$44,110
$45,620
VA
$45,860
$56,260
$61,830
WA
$44,790
$48,030
$56,340
WI
$38,210
$48,890
$51,230
Other names
Other names for this job
arch support technician, cleanroom technician, hearing aid repair technician, lab technician, medical device technician, O and P technician, orthopaedic technician, orthopedic technician, orthotic and prosthetic technician, orthotic fabricator technician, orthotic finish grinding technician, orthotic technician.
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Medical Appliance Technician
Measuring clients
Constructing customized assistive devices
Reading work orders or instructions
Inspecting medical assistive devices
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This page is about the occupation Medical Appliance Technicians. 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. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.