Biomedical Equipment Technicians
Impact: Patient outcomes and public health
Install, maintain, and repair complex medical equipment in hospitals and other healthcare settings, ensuring accurate operation and patient safety through meticulous calibration and troubleshooting.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal local travel between facilities
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $84,000
- Entry-level
- $60,000 - $80,000
- Senior
- $110,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High to 80-120% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $15,000 - $30,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Medical Device Repair
- Electronics Troubleshooting
- Calibration
- Preventative Maintenance
- Diagnostic Software
- Anatomy and Physiology
Soft skills
- Problem-solving
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- Optional
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Entry-Level BMET
- Senior BMET
- Clinical Engineering Specialist
- Department Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 25% to moderate risk
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.8/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High