Also called: Lab Instrument Repair Technician
Repairs and maintains lab instruments like centrifuges, spectrometers, and freezers.
You visit labs to fix an ultra-cold freezer before samples thaw, swap parts in an analyzer, and do preventive maintenance.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree in electronics or biomedical technology.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training, Military. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Biomedical Equipment Technology.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Fixing freezers, centrifuges and analyzers on site is hands-on repair work in steady demand.
Classes: Physics, Electronics CTE, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2094.
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