# Medical Equipment Repairers

> Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/medical-equipment-repairers
- SOC code: 49-9062.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $61,660 (10th percentile $38,490, 90th percentile $98,280)
- Projected growth: Much faster than average, +12.6%
- Openings a year: 8,200
- Typical entry education: Associate's degree
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 60 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 16 |
| Enterprising (E) | 0 |
| Conventional (C) | 63 |

## What you'd do

- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment (importance 90/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 85/100)
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment (importance 85/100)
- Getting Information (importance 82/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 80/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 77/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 77/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 76/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 75/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 74/100)

## Skills

Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Education and Training, Physics, Production and Processing

## Also called

Biomedical Electronics Technician (Biomed Electronics Tech), Biomedical Engineering Technician (Biomed Engineering Tech), Biomedical Equipment Specialist (Biomed Equipment Specialist), Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomed Equipment Support Specialist), Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET), Biomedical Repair Technician (Biomed Repair Tech), Biomedical Service Technician (Biomed Service Tech), Biomedical Technician (Biomed Tech), Certified Biomedical Engineering Technician (Certified Biomed Engineering Tech), Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1504) (CIP 1504, 512 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/oklahoma-state-university-institute-of-technology-2018) | Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $85,065 | $102,357 | not reported |
| [SUNY College of Technology at Delhi](https://www.collegesref.com/college/suny-college-of-technology-at-delhi-2651) | Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | not reported | $82,138 | $25,000 |
| [Rochester Institute of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/rochester-institute-of-technology-2250) | Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $73,612 | $82,116 | $27,000 |
| [ECPI University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/ecpi-university-888) | Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $76,599 | $80,304 | $40,120 |
| [Pennsylvania College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pennsylvania-college-of-technology-2096) | Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $71,644 | $79,193 | $27,000 |

## Related careers

- [Calibration Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/calibration-technologists-and-technicians): $67,820 median pay
- [Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairers-commercial-and-industrial-equipment): $74,090 median pay
- [Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologists-and-technicians): $78,190 median pay
- [Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/aerospace-engineering-and-operations-technologists-and-technicians): $82,890 median pay
- [Photonics Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/photonics-technicians): $78,350 median pay
- [Robotics Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/robotics-technicians): $73,900 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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