| Job Category |  | Installation, Maintenance, & Repair |
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| Job Description | | Medical equipment repairers use various tools, including ammeters, voltmeters, and other measuring devices to diagnose problems. They use handtools and machining equipment, such as small lathes and other metalworking equipment, to make repairs.
Although medical equipment repairers work on fine mechanical systems, the larger scale of their tasks requires less precision than other precision instrument workers. The machines that they repair include laboratory equipment, electric wheelchairs, mechanical lifts, hospital beds, and customized vehicles. |
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| Working Conditions | | Medical equipment and precision instrument and equipment repairers normally work daytime hours. But, like other hospital and factory employees, some repairers work irregular hours. Precision instrument repairers work under a wide array of conditions, from hot, dirty, noisy factories to air-conditioned workshops to outdoor fieldwork. Attention to safety is essential, as the work sometimes involves dangerous machinery or toxic chemicals. Due to the individual nature of the work, supervision is fairly minimal. |
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| Salary Range | | Median annual earnings for medical equipment repairers was $40,600 in 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $30,300 and $23,700. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $23,700 and the highest 10 percent earned about $66,200. |
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