Medical Equipment Repairers
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
65,990 people do this job in the US. $61,660 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 26%
- 1%
- 73%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 5%. Today's estimate: 7%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 16% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 10% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h25 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| 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.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Install medical equipment.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.3 work days | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians17% now, 55% by 2028
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment14% now, 20% by 2028
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians17% now, 49% by 2028
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians4% now, 17% by 2028
- Photonics Technicians10% now, 16% by 2028
- Robotics Technicians11% now, 26% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
- Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers23,790 people
- Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance9,580 people
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals7,670 people
- Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)7,340 people
- Health and Personal Care Retailers3,760 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).