Medical Equipment Preparers

High Risk
74%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
74%
(High Risk)
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LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
6.0%
by year 2032
WAGES
$45,280
or $21.77 per hour
Volume
66,790
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
4.1/10

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Calculated automation risk

74% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

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Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Medical Equipment Preparers' job openings is expected to rise 6.0% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Medical Equipment Preparers' was $45,280, or $21 per hour

'Medical Equipment Preparers' were paid 5.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 66,790 people employed as 'Medical Equipment Preparers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Medical Equipment Preparers'.

Job description

Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.

SOC Code: 31-9093.00

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Comments

Dustin (Low) 5 years ago
Unless there is some real movement toward 3d printed instruments I dont see it. Also when it comes to scope processing the doctors and techs don't want to deal with them.
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