Medical Equipment Preparers

Health Science In demand
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.

What a medical equipment preparer does

Become a medical equipment preparer

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good medical equipment preparer

  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $22 per hour with an average salary of $46,400 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $17 and $25 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $36,200 and $51,900 per year.

Medical Equipment Preparer job outlook

  • There are 2,204 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 302 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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