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What They Do
About This Career
Tests, adjusts, or repairs biomedical or electromedical equipment.
This career is part of the Manufacturing cluster Maintenance, Installation and Repair pathway.
A person in this career:
- Tests or calibrates components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- Inspects, tests, or troubleshoots malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
- Performs preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- Keeps records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- Disassembles malfunctioning equipment and removes, repairs, or replaces defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
- Examines medical equipment or facility's structural environment and checks for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Installs medical equipment.
- Tests, evaluates, and classifies excess or in-use medical equipment and determines serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
- Plans and carries out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.
- Studies technical manuals or attends training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
People who do this job report that:
- You would often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
- Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
- Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
Working in this career involves (physical activities):
- Identifying color and seeing differences in color, including shades and brightness
- Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching
- Seeing clearly up close
- Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
- Identifying and understanding the speech of another person
Work Hours and Travel
- Regular working hours and limited travel
Specialty and Similar Careers
Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:
- Durable Medical Equipment Technician (DME Tech)
- Medical Equipment Service Tech (Medical Equipment Service Technician)
- Biomedical Technician (Biomed Tech)
- Biomedical Electronics Technician (Biomed Electronics Tech)
- Biomedical Engineering Technician (Biomed Engineering Tech)
- Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)
- Dental Equipment Technician (Dental Equipment Tech)
- Repair Technician (Repair Tech)
- Service Technician (Service Tech)
- X-ray Service Engineer
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts national surveys of wage data by occupation in every state and in all industry divisions. These surveys are conducted through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program.
The statistics collected for one year are published the next fall. For example, 2013 wage information was published in the fall of 2014.
There are over 800 occupations in the surveys, and these occupations cover the entire U.S. labor market. The surveys ask for reports in a scale of ranges for both hourly wages and annual wages.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics for a broad category, be aware that the salary data for a specific career may differ.
For more details about how wage information is collected and calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm.
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts a national survey of over 400,000
employers in every state and in all industry divisions. This survey is conducted
through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. Every other year the
department publishes outlook information based on these surveys.
Each outlook period covers 10 years. For example, in 2003 the outlook information
was published for 2004-2014. Employers are asked to report the number of employees
in about 770 different occupations that cover the entire U.S. labor market.
From this information, staffing patterns for different industries are established.
Industry growth is projected into the future based on past trends and current economic
conditions. Industry staffing patterns are then applied to the industry projections
to obtain occupational projections.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties
of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational
category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics
for a broad category, be aware that the employment data for a specific field may
differ.
For more details about how employment information is collected and calculated by
the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.tn.htm.
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