Also called: BMET
Repairs and maintains hospital equipment like ventilators, monitors, and infusion pumps.
You test an operating room's anesthesia machine, swap a part in an ICU ventilator, and calibrate patient monitors.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree in biomedical equipment technology; military training is a common path.
Ways in: 2-year college, Military. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Biomedical Equipment Technology, Electronics Technology.
Growing much faster than average (about 13% over 10 years). Medical equipment repairers projection.
Low risk for 10 years. Devices get smarter and self-test, but hospitals need trained techs to repair and certify life-saving gear.
Classes: Biology, Physics, Electronics CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9062.
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