Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
National estimates for Medical Equipment Preparers
Industry profile for Medical Equipment Preparers
Geographic profile for Medical Equipment Preparers
National estimates for Medical Equipment Preparers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Equipment Preparers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 61,170 |
1.1 % |
$ 20.40 |
$ 42,420 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Medical Equipment Preparers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.18 |
$ 16.94 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 23.15 |
$ 28.99 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,490 |
$ 35,230 |
$ 38,220 |
$ 48,150 |
$ 60,300 |
Industry profile for Medical Equipment Preparers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Medical Equipment Preparers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Medical Equipment Preparers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Medical Equipment Preparers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
44,230 |
0.79 |
$ 20.57 |
$ 42,780 |
| Offices of Dentists |
4,080 |
0.42 |
$ 15.17 |
$ 31,550 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
4,070 |
0.41 |
$ 22.96 |
$ 47,760 |
| Offices of Physicians |
2,200 |
0.08 |
$ 21.21 |
$ 44,110 |
| Employment Services |
1,360 |
0.04 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 47,160 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Medical Equipment Preparers:
Top paying industries for Medical Equipment Preparers:
Geographic profile for Medical Equipment Preparers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Medical Equipment Preparers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Medical Equipment Preparers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Medical Equipment Preparers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,970 |
0.48 |
1.11 |
$ 26.89 |
$ 55,930 |
| New York |
4,920 |
0.57 |
1.31 |
$ 22.04 |
$ 45,840 |
| Texas |
3,240 |
0.26 |
0.61 |
$ 18.69 |
$ 38,860 |
| Ohio |
2,850 |
0.55 |
1.26 |
$ 18.19 |
$ 37,840 |
| Florida |
2,790 |
0.32 |
0.75 |
$ 17.58 |
$ 36,560 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Equipment Preparers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maine |
610 |
1.04 |
2.39 |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,240 |
| South Dakota |
290 |
0.69 |
1.59 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,390 |
| Oregon |
1,180 |
0.65 |
1.49 |
$ 21.60 |
$ 44,930 |
| New Jersey |
2,420 |
0.63 |
1.45 |
$ 21.52 |
$ 44,760 |
| Rhode Island |
290 |
0.63 |
1.44 |
$ 21.67 |
$ 45,060 |
Top paying states for Medical Equipment Preparers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,970 |
0.48 |
1.11 |
$ 26.89 |
$ 55,930 |
| District of Columbia |
150 |
0.23 |
0.52 |
$ 26.48 |
$ 55,070 |
| Alaska |
170 |
0.59 |
1.36 |
$ 24.18 |
$ 50,290 |
| Hawaii |
190 |
0.34 |
0.79 |
$ 23.91 |
$ 49,740 |
| Massachusetts |
1,800 |
0.53 |
1.22 |
$ 23.73 |
$ 49,360 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Medical Equipment Preparers:
| 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 |
4,900 |
0.56 |
1.30 |
$ 23.25 |
$ 48,360 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,530 |
0.44 |
1.02 |
$ 25.25 |
$ 52,520 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,640 |
0.39 |
0.89 |
$ 21.44 |
$ 44,600 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,420 |
0.54 |
1.23 |
$ 20.84 |
$ 43,350 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,310 |
0.51 |
1.17 |
$ 24.04 |
$ 50,010 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,220 |
0.55 |
1.26 |
$ 32.29 |
$ 67,170 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,140 |
0.39 |
0.90 |
$ 20.64 |
$ 42,930 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,100 |
0.57 |
1.32 |
$ 23.59 |
$ 49,060 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
930 |
0.52 |
1.19 |
$ 19.36 |
$ 40,270 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
920 |
0.26 |
0.59 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,190 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Equipment Preparers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Iowa City, IA |
140 |
1.63 |
3.76 |
$ 18.75 |
$ 38,990 |
| Rochester, MN |
170 |
1.49 |
3.44 |
$ 23.28 |
$ 48,430 |
| Morgantown, WV |
90 |
1.43 |
3.28 |
$ 18.61 |
$ 38,710 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
210 |
1.37 |
3.16 |
$ 15.89 |
$ 33,050 |
| Columbia, MO |
130 |
1.35 |
3.11 |
$ 17.20 |
$ 35,770 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME |
260 |
1.31 |
3.02 |
$ 17.36 |
$ 36,100 |
| Medford, OR |
110 |
1.23 |
2.83 |
$ 19.26 |
$ 40,060 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL |
50 |
1.20 |
2.77 |
$ 14.94 |
$ 31,080 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
280 |
1.20 |
2.76 |
$ 20.21 |
$ 42,040 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
100 |
1.18 |
2.73 |
$ 19.63 |
$ 40,820 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Medical Equipment Preparers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
550 |
0.51 |
1.18 |
$ 32.80 |
$ 68,230 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,220 |
0.55 |
1.26 |
$ 32.29 |
$ 67,170 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
110 |
0.59 |
1.36 |
$ 31.80 |
$ 66,150 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
90 |
0.71 |
1.63 |
$ 31.56 |
$ 65,640 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
560 |
0.57 |
1.31 |
$ 30.85 |
$ 64,160 |
| Modesto, CA |
110 |
0.63 |
1.45 |
$ 29.15 |
$ 60,630 |
| Redding, CA |
40 |
0.56 |
1.29 |
$ 28.26 |
$ 58,770 |
| Napa, CA |
40 |
0.51 |
1.18 |
$ 27.81 |
$ 57,850 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
100 |
0.32 |
0.74 |
$ 26.94 |
$ 56,040 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
40 |
0.40 |
0.92 |
$ 26.10 |
$ 54,290 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Medical Equipment Preparers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Equipment Preparers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Medical Equipment Preparers:
About May 2021 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
