Installation, Maintenance & Repair
Medical Equipment Repairers
Also called: Biomedical Electronics Technician (Biomed Electronics Tech), Biomedical Engineering Technician (Biomed Engineering Tech), Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET), Biomedical Technician (Biomed Tech)
US median pay
$61,660
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+12.6%
faster than average
Openings a year (US)
8,200
71,800 employed
Typical entry education
Associate's degree
Preparation 3/5 · Medium preparation
What this job is
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
What they do day to day
- Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
- Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
- Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Install medical equipment.
- Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
- Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.
- Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Repairing4.2/5
- Equipment Maintenance4.0/5
- Troubleshooting3.9/5
- Operations Monitoring3.5/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.4/5
- Time Management3.0/5
- Systems Analysis3.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0/5
Knowledge
- Mechanical4.2/5
- Computers and Electronics3.9/5
- Customer and Personal Service3.9/5
- English Language3.6/5
- Engineering and Technology3.4/5
- Mathematics3.0/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 3 of 5 — Medium preparation. Usually vocational training, an associate's degree or an apprenticeship.
Typical entry education (BLS): Associate's degree.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Associate's degree39%
- High school diploma35%
- Post-secondary certificate13%
Who this job suits
Mostly Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Investigative
Ideas, research and solving problems
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.