Ultrasound repair technicians, medical equipment repairers and biomedical service technicians are individuals who repair defibrillators, medical imaging equipment and heart monitors. The general education requirements for medical equipment repairers include an associate's degree for entry level technicians and a bachelor's degree for advancement within the field. Education requirements vary by industry, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that technicians with at least an associate's degree receive better job offers and salaries.
Annual Mean and Median Salaries
Medical equipment repair technicians earned an annual mean wage of $46,380 in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Annual median salaries were slightly less than the annual mean wage, as medical equipment repair professionals in the 50 percentile earned $44,490. Repair technicians in the lower 10 percentile earned $26,040 annually, over $7,000 less than equipment repairers in the lower 25 percentile. Repairers in the lower 25 percentile, meanwhile, earned $33,170 per year. Medical equipment repairers in the upper 75 and 90 percentile earned $57,550 and $70,260 per year, respectively.
Common Industries for Medical Equipment Repairers
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers employed 10,430 medical equipment repairers at an annual mean wage of $46,670 in 2010. General medical and surgical hospitals employed 5,910 and paid an annual mean wage of $48,950. Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance facilities paid $47,460 to 5,460 equipment repairers. Health and personal care stores employed 2,260 repairers at an annual mean wage of $36,990. Finally, consumer goods rental companies paid 2,000 medical equipment repairers an annual mean wage of $37,430 in 2010, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics income data.
Top Industries for Medical Equipment Repairers
Medical equipment repairers employed within certain industries earn above average wages. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that repairers within the semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing industry earned $59,100 in 2010. Industries related to the management of companies and enterprises paid an annual mean wage of $56,240. The federal executive branch paid an annual mean wage $55,500. Equipment repairers employed by the wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers earned an annual mean wage of $55,130. Finally, the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment industry paid repairers an annual wage of $54,400.
Common Geographical Areas of Employment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York are areas that employed a high number of medical equipment repairers. California employed 3,080 medical equipment repairers and paid an annual mean wage of $50,320 in 2010. Texas paid an annual mean wage of $41,000 to 2,860 repairers, while Florida employed 2,310 equipment repairers at $37,870 per year. Pennsylvania and New York employed 2,010 and 1,890 repairers, and paid an annual mean wage of $45,790 and $47,940, respectively.
Top Compensating States
Utah, Hawaii, Maryland, Connecticut and Minnesota paid above average wages for equipment repairers in 2010. Repairers in Utah were paid an annual mean wage of $62,440 based on Bureau of Labor Statistics information. Equipment repairers employed in Hawaii earned an annual mean wage of $56,110, while Maryland paid an annual mean wage of $54,730 in 2010. Medical equipment repairers employed in Connecticut and Minnesota earned an annual mean wage of $54,050 and $54,000, respectively.
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