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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
66,790 0.8 % $ 22.79 $ 47,410 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Medical Equipment Preparers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.36 $ 18.30 $ 21.77 $ 25.63 $ 30.76
Annual Wage (2) $ 34,020 $ 38,060 $ 45,280 $ 53,310 $ 63,980


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 46,330 0.81 $ 23.05 $ 47,940
Offices of Dentists 5,010 0.49 $ 17.32 $ 36,020
Outpatient Care Centers 4,140 0.39 $ 25.91 $ 53,890
Offices of Physicians 3,350 0.12 $ 23.87 $ 49,650
Employment Services 1,980 0.05 $ 21.24 $ 44,180

Industries with the highest concentration 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 46,330 0.81 $ 23.05 $ 47,940
Offices of Dentists 5,010 0.49 $ 17.32 $ 36,020
Outpatient Care Centers 4,140 0.39 $ 25.91 $ 53,890
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 800 0.28 $ 26.59 $ 55,300
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 590 0.17 $ 22.17 $ 46,110

Top paying industries for Medical Equipment Preparers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 90 (7) $ 35.54 $ 73,910
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (8) (8) $ 30.55 $ 63,530
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 50 (7) $ 27.36 $ 56,910
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 800 0.28 $ 26.59 $ 55,300
Outpatient Care Centers 4,140 0.39 $ 25.91 $ 53,890


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.



Map of employment of medical equipment preparers by state, May 2023


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 7,750 0.43 0.98 $ 29.70 $ 61,780
New York 4,740 0.50 1.15 $ 24.66 $ 51,290
Texas 3,750 0.28 0.63 $ 22.05 $ 45,870
Florida 3,570 0.37 0.85 $ 20.28 $ 42,190
Ohio 2,630 0.48 1.09 $ 20.36 $ 42,340


Map of location quotient of medical equipment preparers by state, May 2023


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)
South Dakota 340 0.76 1.72 $ 19.60 $ 40,760
Maine 470 0.75 1.72 $ 21.51 $ 44,740
New Hampshire 470 0.69 1.57 $ 22.79 $ 47,390
Missouri 1,880 0.65 1.49 $ 20.47 $ 42,580
West Virginia 450 0.65 1.47 $ 19.59 $ 40,750


Map of annual mean wages of medical equipment preparers by state, May 2023


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 7,750 0.43 0.98 $ 29.70 $ 61,780
District of Columbia 210 0.30 0.67 $ 28.28 $ 58,830
Alaska 150 0.49 1.11 $ 26.44 $ 55,000
New Jersey 2,270 0.54 1.23 $ 25.23 $ 52,480
Delaware 240 0.52 1.18 $ 25.22 $ 52,450



Map of employment of medical equipment preparers by area, May 2023


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 4,870 0.51 1.17 $ 26.05 $ 54,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,490 0.40 0.91 $ 27.45 $ 57,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,510 0.34 0.76 $ 23.47 $ 48,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,330 0.47 1.07 $ 24.05 $ 50,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,270 0.46 1.04 $ 25.92 $ 53,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,120 0.28 0.64 $ 24.13 $ 50,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,120 0.36 0.82 $ 24.85 $ 51,690
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,100 0.58 1.31 $ 21.67 $ 45,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,090 0.48 1.09 $ 21.90 $ 45,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,070 0.44 1.00 $ 37.63 $ 78,260


Map of location quotient of medical equipment preparers by area, May 2023


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)
Rochester, MN 270 2.24 5.09 $ 24.28 $ 50,510
Morgantown, WV 120 1.91 4.35 $ 21.27 $ 44,250
Florence, SC 160 1.85 4.21 $ 15.83 $ 32,920
Iowa City, IA 160 1.80 4.09 $ 19.98 $ 41,570
Columbia, MO 150 1.49 3.39 $ 20.38 $ 42,390
Sioux Falls, SD 240 1.44 3.27 $ 19.63 $ 40,820
Lewiston, ID-WA 40 1.34 3.04 $ 18.45 $ 38,380
Greenville, NC 100 1.27 2.88 $ 17.25 $ 35,880
Billings, MT 110 1.26 2.87 $ 20.42 $ 42,480
Corvallis, OR 40 1.17 2.67 $ 23.21 $ 48,280


Map of annual mean wages of medical equipment preparers by area, May 2023


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 Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,070 0.44 1.00 $ 37.63 $ 78,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 100 0.75 1.71 $ 37.19 $ 77,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 480 0.42 0.96 $ 36.55 $ 76,030
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 560 0.53 1.21 $ 33.22 $ 69,100
Napa, CA 50 0.62 1.40 $ 31.12 $ 64,730
Modesto, CA 130 0.68 1.54 $ 30.32 $ 63,060
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 50 0.44 1.00 $ 30.23 $ 62,870
Stockton-Lodi, CA 130 0.47 1.06 $ 29.77 $ 61,930
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 50 0.53 1.22 $ 29.12 $ 60,570
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 520 0.34 0.78 $ 28.97 $ 60,250

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Medical Equipment Preparers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 120 0.32 0.72 $ 16.40 $ 34,110
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 110 1.53 3.48 $ 22.48 $ 46,770
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 100 0.31 0.70 $ 19.12 $ 39,760
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.74 1.68 $ 19.19 $ 39,920
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 90 0.63 1.44 $ 21.11 $ 43,910

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Equipment Preparers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 110 1.53 3.48 $ 22.48 $ 46,770
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 80 0.87 1.97 $ 21.71 $ 45,150
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.74 1.68 $ 19.19 $ 39,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 80 0.65 1.47 $ 26.03 $ 54,150
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.64 1.46 $ 22.77 $ 47,370

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Medical Equipment Preparers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.57 1.30 $ 28.64 $ 59,580
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.62 1.41 $ 28.27 $ 58,800
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 80 0.65 1.47 $ 26.03 $ 54,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 70 0.62 1.40 $ 25.01 $ 52,010
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.38 0.86 $ 24.32 $ 50,590


About May 2023 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.

(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024