Best degree programs for Medical Equipment Repairers, ranked by enrollment
1 college programs and 76 schools train Medical Equipment Repairers. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $61,660 median wage, 65,990 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
1 college programs at 76 schools train medical equipment repairers, graduating 1,319 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Biomedical Technology/Technician. The job pays a median of $61,660 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About medical equipment repairers
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
1 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 15.0401 | 1,319 | 100.0% | 76 | $60,286 | $15,383 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What medical equipment repairers earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $72,450 | 6,080 | 0.79× | 31 | 655 |
| Texas | $58,370 | 5,540 | 0.93× | 5 | 436 |
| Florida | $56,940 | 4,260 | 1.01× | 6 | 51 |
| Washingtonmoderate | $71,190 | 1,410 | 0.93× | 3 | 22 |
| Minnesotamoderate | $73,940 | 2,080 | 1.66× | 3 | 21 |
| North Carolinamoderate | $59,190 | 2,650 | 1.26× | 4 | 17 |
| Wisconsinmoderate | $62,220 | 1,490 | 1.19× | 3 | 17 |
| Indianalimited | $64,590 | 1,380 | 1.02× | 2 | 16 |
| Ohiomoderate | $57,370 | 3,520 | 1.49× | 3 | 16 |
| Pennsylvaniamoderate | $62,890 | 1,420 | 0.55× | 3 | 14 |
| Illinoislimited | $67,380 | 2,620 | 1.01× | 2 | 10 |
| Michiganlimited | $60,680 | 1,820 | 0.97× | 1 | 7 |
| Iowalimited | $59,300 | 650 | 0.99× | 1 | 6 |
| Kentuckylimited | $60,230 | 860 | 1.02× | 1 | 6 |
| Arizonalimited | $62,810 | 2,630 | 1.92× | 1 | 3 |
| Marylandlimited | $72,310 | 1,660 | 1.42× | 1 | 3 |
| Nevadalimited | $69,820 | 300 | 0.45× | 1 | 3 |
| Connecticutlimited | $71,220 | 1,060 | 1.47× | 1 | 2 |
| Massachusettslimited | $78,230 | 2,200 | 1.43× | 1 | 2 |
| Missourilimited | $57,340 | 1,540 | 1.23× | 1 | 2 |
| West Virginialimited | $47,090 | 380 | 1.26× | 1 | 2 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
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.
Skills
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Active Listening3.0
- Active Learning3.0
- Monitoring2.9
- Mathematics2.9
- Speaking2.9
- Writing2.8
Knowledge areas
- Mechanical4.2
- Computers and Electronics3.9
- Customer and Personal Service3.9
- English Language3.6
- Engineering and Technology3.4
- Mathematics3.0
Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity3.8
- Near Vision3.8
- Finger Dexterity3.6
- Deductive Reasoning3.4
- Inductive Reasoning3.3
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.3
Core activities
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment4.6
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.4
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment4.4
- Getting Information4.3
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials4.2
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.1
Tools and technology
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How to become a Medical Equipment Repairer
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Associate's degree
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 1 majors mapped to Medical Equipment Repairers1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 15.0401Biomedical Technology/Technician
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Medical Equipment Repairer?+
Associate's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Biomedical Technology/Technician, which awarded 1,319 degrees in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Medical Equipment Repairer?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 1,319 people a year.
How much do medical equipment repairers earn?+
The median is $61,660 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $38,490 at the 10th percentile to $98,280 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for medical equipment repairers growing?+
BLS projects a +12.9% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 7,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
76 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do medical equipment repairers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Service Technician (Service Tech), Biomedical Technician (Biomed Tech), Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET), Biomedical Electronics Technician (Biomed Electronics Tech) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-9062.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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