Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
51-9082 Medical Appliance Technicians
Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
National estimates for Medical Appliance Technicians
Industry profile for Medical Appliance Technicians
Geographic profile for Medical Appliance Technicians
National estimates for Medical Appliance Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Appliance Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 13,710 |
5.1 % |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,630 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Medical Appliance Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.03 |
$ 16.03 |
$ 20.07 |
$ 26.08 |
$ 33.58 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 27,100 |
$ 33,350 |
$ 41,750 |
$ 54,240 |
$ 69,850 |
Industry profile for Medical Appliance Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Medical Appliance Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Medical Appliance Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Medical Appliance Technicians:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Medical Appliance Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing |
8,440 |
2.71 |
$ 22.00 |
$ 45,750 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
600 |
0.14 |
$ 23.01 |
$ 47,850 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
760 |
0.11 |
$ 23.38 |
$ 48,620 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores |
1,050 |
0.11 |
$ 19.31 |
$ 40,160 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
580 |
0.06 |
$ 20.59 |
$ 42,830 |
Top paying industries for Medical Appliance Technicians:
Geographic profile for Medical Appliance Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Medical Appliance Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Medical Appliance Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Medical Appliance Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
1,290 |
0.08 |
0.80 |
$ 26.64 |
$ 55,420 |
| New Jersey |
790 |
0.21 |
2.13 |
$ 20.54 |
$ 42,730 |
| Ohio |
710 |
0.14 |
1.40 |
$ 20.27 |
$ 42,160 |
| Florida |
650 |
0.08 |
0.78 |
$ 22.19 |
$ 46,150 |
| Illinois |
620 |
0.11 |
1.11 |
$ 26.87 |
$ 55,900 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Appliance Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Utah |
600 |
0.40 |
4.06 |
$ 20.85 |
$ 43,370 |
| Connecticut |
410 |
0.26 |
2.68 |
$ 20.25 |
$ 42,120 |
| New Jersey |
790 |
0.21 |
2.13 |
$ 20.54 |
$ 42,730 |
| Rhode Island |
90 |
0.20 |
2.02 |
$ 19.46 |
$ 40,470 |
| Arizona |
550 |
0.19 |
1.95 |
$ 22.25 |
$ 46,280 |
Top paying states for Medical Appliance Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
620 |
0.11 |
1.11 |
$ 26.87 |
$ 55,900 |
| Massachusetts |
250 |
0.07 |
0.76 |
$ 26.70 |
$ 55,530 |
| California |
1,290 |
0.08 |
0.80 |
$ 26.64 |
$ 55,420 |
| Minnesota |
400 |
0.15 |
1.51 |
$ 25.38 |
$ 52,800 |
| Maryland |
240 |
0.10 |
0.97 |
$ 24.37 |
$ 50,690 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Medical Appliance Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,080 |
0.12 |
1.24 |
$ 20.64 |
$ 42,930 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
670 |
0.12 |
1.17 |
$ 25.79 |
$ 53,640 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
610 |
0.14 |
1.41 |
$ 26.45 |
$ 55,010 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
540 |
0.74 |
7.52 |
$ 21.27 |
$ 44,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
410 |
0.15 |
1.56 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,380 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
380 |
0.20 |
2.07 |
$ 25.39 |
$ 52,820 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
360 |
0.17 |
1.73 |
$ 20.67 |
$ 43,000 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
360 |
0.13 |
1.35 |
$ 21.19 |
$ 44,080 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
260 |
0.11 |
1.07 |
$ 18.99 |
$ 39,490 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
240 |
0.13 |
1.34 |
$ 26.28 |
$ 54,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Appliance Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
540 |
0.74 |
7.52 |
$ 21.27 |
$ 44,250 |
| Jackson, MS |
140 |
0.55 |
5.63 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,330 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
90 |
0.46 |
4.64 |
$ 17.19 |
$ 35,760 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
120 |
0.45 |
4.57 |
$ 23.03 |
$ 47,890 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
40 |
0.40 |
4.02 |
$ 26.76 |
$ 55,660 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
70 |
0.34 |
3.49 |
$ 19.45 |
$ 40,450 |
| Knoxville, TN |
120 |
0.33 |
3.31 |
$ 11.91 |
$ 24,770 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
30 |
0.31 |
3.14 |
$ 21.83 |
$ 45,420 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
40 |
0.30 |
3.07 |
$ 21.15 |
$ 43,980 |
| Fort Collins, CO |
40 |
0.25 |
2.53 |
$ 19.02 |
$ 39,550 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Medical Appliance Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
180 |
0.16 |
1.65 |
$ 30.46 |
$ 63,350 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
150 |
0.06 |
0.63 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 62,040 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
30 |
0.04 |
0.45 |
$ 27.04 |
$ 56,230 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI |
30 |
0.24 |
2.46 |
$ 26.79 |
$ 55,730 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
40 |
0.40 |
4.02 |
$ 26.76 |
$ 55,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
610 |
0.14 |
1.41 |
$ 26.45 |
$ 55,010 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
240 |
0.13 |
1.34 |
$ 26.28 |
$ 54,650 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,500 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
190 |
0.07 |
0.75 |
$ 26.08 |
$ 54,250 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
100 |
0.07 |
0.71 |
$ 25.87 |
$ 53,810 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Medical Appliance Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Appliance Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Medical Appliance Technicians:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
