Medical Equipment Technicians
Median Salary: $44,500 |
In 2010, medical equipment technicians took home a median yearly pay of $44,500 as critical, contributing members of booming economies nationwide. If you break that yearly pay down, medical equipment technicians took home $21.40 an hour that year. If you are hoping to be receiving top dollar in your field, getting the good training is definitely crucial. Incomes can differ dramatically by place, education, and experience.
In 2010, a reported 32,980 individuals nationwide were working as medical equipment technicians, as the U.S. Department of Labor reports. Successful medical equipment technicians are oftentimes known to be realistic, investigative, and conventional. The right combination of traits and training is critical for anyone looking to move up in this industry.
| Medical equipment technicians are typically skilled in: - Near Vision
- Written Comprehension
- Visual Color Discrimination
- Control Precision
- Category Flexibility
| Successful medical equipment technicians generally exhibit traits like: - Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Persistence
| A medical equipment technician should be knowledgeable in subjects like: - Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mechanical
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language
|
Oftentimes called on to perform making decisions and solving problems, monitor processes, materials, or surroundings, and judging the qualities of things, services, or people, medical equipment technicians need certain training to thrive in their field. Keep reading for more data on medical equipment technicians, including incomes and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..
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Alabama
| Birmingham |
220 |
$44,400 |
$21.30 |
$55,000 |
$26.40 |
81.5% |
| Decatur |
30 |
$35,300 |
$17.00 |
$42,500 |
$20.50 |
159.8% |
| Mobile |
90 |
$40,800 |
$19.60 |
$49,200 |
$23.70 |
97.3% |
| Montgomery |
40 |
$36,000 |
$17.30 |
$47,800 |
$23.00 |
-10.8% |
Alaska
| Anchorage |
60 |
$46,400 |
$22.30 |
$60,500 |
$29.10 |
51% |
Arizona
| Phoenix |
510 |
$48,700 |
$23.40 |
$61,200 |
$29.40 |
17.4% |
Arkansas
| Fayetteville |
NA |
$37,800 |
$18.20 |
$40,300 |
$19.40 |
NA |
| Little Rock |
110 |
$33,800 |
$16.30 |
$45,400 |
$21.80 |
28.6% |
California
| Fresno |
50 |
$52,100 |
$25.00 |
$60,300 |
$29.00 |
-41.3% |
| Los Angeles (Area) |
980 |
$48,900 |
$23.50 |
$59,700 |
$28.70 |
-27.4% |
| Modesto |
40 |
$55,700 |
$26.80 |
$64,700 |
$31.10 |
0.8% |
| Oakland |
160 |
$50,700 |
$24.40 |
$62,900 |
$30.20 |
-33.2% |
| Oxnard |
50 |
$44,800 |
$21.50 |
$51,100 |
$24.50 |
-27.4% |
| Riverside |
380 |
$43,900 |
$21.10 |
$58,800 |
$28.30 |
29% |
| Sacramento |
170 |
$43,400 |
$20.90 |
$52,700 |
$25.30 |
-20.1% |
| San Diego |
350 |
$44,100 |
$21.20 |
$58,300 |
$28.10 |
10% |
| San Francisco (Area) |
330 |
$55,300 |
$26.60 |
$66,700 |
$32.10 |
-32.4% |
| San Francisco (City) |
170 |
$59,500 |
$28.60 |
$70,800 |
$34.10 |
-31.7% |
| San Jose |
210 |
$54,200 |
$26.10 |
$71,900 |
$34.60 |
-6.9% |
| Santa Barbara |
NA |
$55,400 |
$26.60 |
$64,600 |
$31.00 |
NA |
| Stockton |
90 |
$41,100 |
$19.80 |
$62,500 |
$30.00 |
69.1% |
| Vallejo |
40 |
$49,100 |
$23.60 |
$65,200 |
$31.40 |
23.2% |
Colorado
| Colorado Springs |
60 |
$36,000 |
$17.30 |
$43,200 |
$20.80 |
-3.1% |
| Denver |
380 |
$49,800 |
$24.00 |
$59,200 |
$28.50 |
24.3% |
Connecticut
| Bridgeport |
30 |
$54,700 |
$26.30 |
$78,600 |
$37.80 |
-68.7% |
| Hartford |
130 |
$48,000 |
$23.10 |
$57,800 |
$27.80 |
-6.2% |
| New Haven |
80 |
$54,600 |
$26.30 |
$60,600 |
$29.10 |
18.9% |
District of Columbia
| Washington (Area) |
350 |
$52,400 |
$25.20 |
$66,400 |
$31.90 |
-52.5% |
Florida
| Cape Coral |
50 |
$32,700 |
$15.70 |
$37,200 |
$17.90 |
4.6% |
| Gainesville |
80 |
$40,600 |
$19.50 |
$53,400 |
$25.70 |
162.5% |
| Jacksonville |
NA |
$38,500 |
$18.50 |
$45,900 |
$22.10 |
NA |
| Lakeland |
60 |
$28,900 |
$13.90 |
$38,000 |
$18.30 |
14.3% |
| Miami (Area) |
490 |
$36,300 |
$17.40 |
$53,100 |
$25.50 |
-12.4% |
| Orlando |
440 |
$24,300 |
$11.70 |
$44,800 |
$21.50 |
76.8% |
| Palm Bay |
50 |
$49,600 |
$23.90 |
$62,500 |
$30.10 |
6.2% |
| Tampa |
380 |
$35,500 |
$17.10 |
$46,200 |
$22.20 |
34.4% |
Georgia
| Atlanta |
280 |
$34,200 |
$16.40 |
$42,100 |
$20.30 |
-51.4% |
Hawaii
| Honolulu |
60 |
$59,400 |
$28.60 |
$71,500 |
$34.40 |
-45.9% |
Idaho
| Boise City |
160 |
$48,200 |
$23.20 |
$55,300 |
$26.60 |
135.9% |
Illinois
| Chicago (Area) |
710 |
$46,500 |
$22.40 |
$61,100 |
$29.40 |
-34.4% |
Indiana
| Anderson |
NA |
$28,700 |
$13.80 |
$35,000 |
$16.80 |
NA |
| Evansville |
90 |
$29,400 |
$14.20 |
$36,700 |
$17.60 |
105.8% |
| Fort Wayne |
100 |
$42,900 |
$20.60 |
$54,700 |
$26.30 |
90% |
| Indianapolis |
520 |
$45,300 |
$21.80 |
$57,600 |
$27.70 |
134% |
| South Bend |
30 |
$30,700 |
$14.80 |
$37,300 |
$17.90 |
-5.4% |
Iowa
| Davenport |
NA |
$44,100 |
$21.20 |
$51,700 |
$24.90 |
NA |
| Des Moines |
180 |
$51,400 |
$24.70 |
$59,000 |
$28.40 |
115.1% |
Kansas
| Wichita |
NA |
$38,400 |
$18.40 |
$57,900 |
$27.80 |
NA |
Kentucky
| Lexington |
240 |
$31,500 |
$15.20 |
$43,400 |
$20.90 |
289.6% |
| Louisville |
430 |
$44,300 |
$21.30 |
$60,700 |
$29.20 |
188% |
Louisiana
| Baton Rouge |
50 |
$34,500 |
$16.60 |
$41,600 |
$20.00 |
-44% |
| New Orleans |
NA |
$57,400 |
$27.60 |
$62,300 |
$29.90 |
NA |
Maine
| Portland |
NA |
$45,600 |
$21.90 |
$57,600 |
$27.70 |
NA |
Maryland
| Baltimore |
500 |
$44,500 |
$21.40 |
$56,700 |
$27.30 |
57.1% |
| Hagerstown |
40 |
$31,400 |
$15.10 |
$38,700 |
$18.60 |
48.3% |
Massachusetts
| Boston (Area) |
700 |
$48,400 |
$23.30 |
$61,600 |
$29.60 |
12% |
| Springfield |
40 |
$62,500 |
$30.10 |
$73,200 |
$35.20 |
-42.9% |
Michigan
| Detroit (Area) |
530 |
$40,600 |
$19.50 |
$54,200 |
$26.10 |
20.8% |
| Flint |
40 |
$49,900 |
$24.00 |
$56,000 |
$26.90 |
12% |
| Grand Rapids |
110 |
$38,200 |
$18.30 |
$51,300 |
$24.60 |
18.9% |
Minnesota
| Duluth |
40 |
$36,500 |
$17.50 |
$53,300 |
$25.60 |
42.1% |
| Minneapolis |
990 |
$54,700 |
$26.30 |
$65,900 |
$31.70 |
127.4% |
| Rochester |
130 |
$65,300 |
$31.40 |
$71,100 |
$34.20 |
387.6% |
Mississippi
| Jackson |
50 |
$40,900 |
$19.70 |
$45,300 |
$21.80 |
-23.6% |
Missouri
| Kansas City |
160 |
$46,400 |
$22.30 |
$57,400 |
$27.60 |
-35.1% |
| St. Louis |
520 |
$36,700 |
$17.60 |
$44,900 |
$21.60 |
60.2% |
Nebraska
| Lincoln |
NA |
$34,200 |
$16.40 |
$44,000 |
$21.10 |
NA |
| Omaha |
230 |
$52,200 |
$25.10 |
$70,200 |
$33.80 |
95.8% |
Nevada
| Las Vegas |
110 |
$54,400 |
$26.10 |
$65,700 |
$31.60 |
-45.6% |
| Reno |
NA |
$33,200 |
$16.00 |
$66,400 |
$31.90 |
NA |
New Hampshire
| Manchester |
50 |
$42,600 |
$20.50 |
$49,900 |
$24.00 |
79.9% |
New Jersey
| Atlantic City |
NA |
$55,500 |
$26.70 |
$60,100 |
$28.90 |
NA |
| Trenton |
30 |
$53,800 |
$25.90 |
$64,600 |
$31.10 |
-44% |
New Mexico
| Albuquerque |
110 |
$35,700 |
$17.20 |
$52,300 |
$25.10 |
11.2% |
New York
| Albany |
60 |
$38,700 |
$18.60 |
$57,700 |
$27.70 |
-42.1% |
| Buffalo |
170 |
$44,300 |
$21.30 |
$47,700 |
$22.90 |
26.3% |
| Glens Falls |
NA |
$46,300 |
$22.30 |
$55,000 |
$26.40 |
NA |
| New York (Area) |
1,610 |
$47,600 |
$22.90 |
$61,800 |
$29.70 |
-23.2% |
| Poughkeepsie |
80 |
$47,300 |
$22.70 |
$51,400 |
$24.70 |
22.8% |
| Rochester |
150 |
$46,400 |
$22.30 |
$61,300 |
$29.50 |
16.2% |
| Syracuse |
140 |
$33,600 |
$16.10 |
$46,400 |
$22.30 |
78.8% |
North Carolina
| Asheville |
50 |
$42,100 |
$20.20 |
$47,800 |
$23.00 |
17% |
| Charlotte |
160 |
$53,600 |
$25.80 |
$66,200 |
$31.80 |
-25.1% |
| Durham |
40 |
$48,300 |
$23.20 |
$69,300 |
$33.30 |
-42.9% |
| Greensboro |
70 |
$47,100 |
$22.70 |
$55,600 |
$26.70 |
-20.8% |
| Raleigh |
50 |
$44,900 |
$21.60 |
$54,000 |
$26.00 |
-62.9% |
| Winston-Salem |
40 |
$47,800 |
$23.00 |
$59,000 |
$28.40 |
-15.8% |
Ohio
| Akron |
130 |
$50,200 |
$24.10 |
$61,000 |
$29.30 |
68.3% |
| Cincinnati |
400 |
$55,100 |
$26.50 |
$66,400 |
$31.90 |
59.8% |
| Cleveland |
330 |
$55,700 |
$26.80 |
$64,900 |
$31.20 |
33.2% |
| Columbus |
180 |
$47,900 |
$23.00 |
$58,900 |
$28.30 |
-20.1% |
| Dayton |
90 |
$46,200 |
$22.20 |
$53,700 |
$25.80 |
1.5% |
| Toledo |
90 |
$54,200 |
$26.10 |
$68,500 |
$32.90 |
17.8% |
Oklahoma
| Oklahoma City |
150 |
$37,700 |
$18.10 |
$46,000 |
$22.10 |
8.5% |
| Tulsa |
190 |
$37,100 |
$17.80 |
$53,300 |
$25.60 |
76.1% |
Oregon
| Eugene |
60 |
$47,000 |
$22.60 |
$58,600 |
$28.20 |
83.8% |
| Medford |
30 |
$36,200 |
$17.40 |
$65,300 |
$31.40 |
74.9% |
| Portland |
290 |
$51,000 |
$24.50 |
$65,700 |
$31.60 |
15.4% |
Pennsylvania
| Allentown |
100 |
$41,500 |
$20.00 |
$55,300 |
$26.60 |
13.5% |
| Erie |
50 |
$24,400 |
$11.80 |
$36,500 |
$17.60 |
64.1% |
| Harrisburg |
90 |
$39,700 |
$19.10 |
$48,100 |
$23.10 |
8.1% |
| Lancaster |
NA |
$54,800 |
$26.30 |
$65,000 |
$31.20 |
NA |
| Philadelphia (Area) |
890 |
$49,600 |
$23.90 |
$58,900 |
$28.30 |
30.9% |
| Pittsburgh |
400 |
$41,000 |
$19.70 |
$56,900 |
$27.40 |
42.1% |
| Reading |
50 |
$43,100 |
$20.70 |
$49,000 |
$23.60 |
16.6% |
| Scranton |
150 |
$36,400 |
$17.50 |
$43,000 |
$20.70 |
133.6% |
| York |
70 |
$37,300 |
$17.90 |
$46,800 |
$22.50 |
55.2% |
Rhode Island
| Providence |
150 |
$43,900 |
$21.10 |
$54,400 |
$26.10 |
6.9% |
South Carolina
| Charleston |
100 |
$43,200 |
$20.80 |
$54,200 |
$26.00 |
42.9% |
| Columbia |
160 |
$30,900 |
$14.80 |
$45,000 |
$21.60 |
82.6% |
| Greenville |
60 |
$39,800 |
$19.10 |
$46,700 |
$22.40 |
-16.6% |
| Spartanburg |
30 |
$33,300 |
$16.00 |
$41,200 |
$19.80 |
9.7% |
South Dakota
| Rapid City |
30 |
$33,300 |
$16.00 |
$38,900 |
$18.70 |
114.3% |
| Sioux Falls |
100 |
$50,700 |
$24.40 |
$60,100 |
$28.90 |
205.8% |
Tennessee
| Chattanooga |
30 |
$40,000 |
$19.30 |
$55,100 |
$26.50 |
-45.2% |
| Jackson |
50 |
$19,800 |
$9.50 |
$28,900 |
$13.90 |
258.3% |
| Knoxville |
40 |
$35,200 |
$16.90 |
$63,700 |
$30.60 |
-56% |
| Memphis |
170 |
$38,700 |
$18.60 |
$45,500 |
$21.90 |
10% |
| Nashville |
260 |
$37,400 |
$18.00 |
$48,300 |
$23.20 |
41.3% |
Texas
| Austin |
120 |
$42,000 |
$20.20 |
$58,400 |
$28.10 |
-36.7% |
| Beaumont |
50 |
$33,800 |
$16.30 |
$43,100 |
$20.70 |
15.8% |
| Brownsville |
50 |
$29,700 |
$14.30 |
$36,900 |
$17.70 |
54.8% |
| Corpus Christi |
NA |
$24,200 |
$11.70 |
$27,200 |
$13.10 |
NA |
| Dallas (Area) |
850 |
$43,600 |
$21.00 |
$56,200 |
$27.00 |
15.8% |
| El Paso |
60 |
$22,900 |
$11.00 |
$26,800 |
$12.90 |
-15.1% |
| Houston |
790 |
$46,700 |
$22.40 |
$58,500 |
$28.10 |
21.2% |
| Killeen |
NA |
$19,900 |
$9.60 |
$24,200 |
$11.60 |
NA |
| Lubbock |
120 |
$31,900 |
$15.30 |
$44,800 |
$21.60 |
290.3% |
| McAllen |
70 |
$20,400 |
$9.80 |
$23,700 |
$11.40 |
28.6% |
| San Antonio |
300 |
$30,700 |
$14.80 |
$39,200 |
$18.90 |
37.5% |
| Wichita Falls |
60 |
$25,600 |
$12.30 |
$46,000 |
$22.10 |
334% |
Utah
| Ogden |
NA |
$46,300 |
$22.20 |
$58,300 |
$28.00 |
NA |
| Salt Lake City |
300 |
$60,600 |
$29.20 |
$69,100 |
$33.20 |
95.4% |
Virginia
| Charlottesville |
40 |
$44,300 |
$21.30 |
$62,800 |
$30.20 |
71% |
| Richmond |
240 |
$39,600 |
$19.10 |
$50,700 |
$24.40 |
59.5% |
| Roanoke |
40 |
$43,100 |
$20.70 |
$55,800 |
$26.80 |
10.4% |
| Virginia Beach |
100 |
$33,100 |
$15.90 |
$43,600 |
$20.90 |
-46.3% |
Washington
| Bellingham |
NA |
$45,300 |
$21.80 |
$56,400 |
$27.10 |
NA |
| Olympia |
NA |
$29,700 |
$14.30 |
$43,700 |
$21.00 |
NA |
| Seattle (Area) |
710 |
$50,000 |
$24.00 |
$60,100 |
$28.90 |
71% |
| Spokane |
50 |
$47,700 |
$23.00 |
$72,500 |
$34.90 |
-5% |
West Virginia
| Huntington |
NA |
$34,900 |
$16.80 |
$51,000 |
$24.50 |
NA |
| Morgantown |
60 |
$47,400 |
$22.80 |
$58,200 |
$28.00 |
310% |
Wisconsin
| Green Bay |
40 |
$45,300 |
$21.80 |
$55,500 |
$26.70 |
4.2% |
| Madison |
60 |
$52,200 |
$25.10 |
$60,000 |
$28.90 |
-25.9% |
| Milwaukee |
590 |
$52,900 |
$25.40 |
$67,000 |
$32.20 |
191.5% |
| Sheboygan |
NA |
$29,700 |
$14.30 |
$36,800 |
$17.70 |
NA |