Healthcare Equipment Technicians

Median Salary: $42,300

Many healthcare equipment technicians across the U.S. share a number of important professional attributes. For example, analytical thinking, cooperation, and independence can be critical for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 34,550 folks were working as healthcare equipment technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to build on these traits and receive solid training, particularly if you're planning to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for healthcare equipment technicians in the U.S. was $42,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $20.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about healthcare equipment technicians, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..

Healthcare equipment technicians should be skilled in:

Finger Dexterity
Flexibility of Closure
Perceptual Speed
Visual Color Discrimination
Control Precision

Different folks go into different careers; healthcare equipment technicians are typically:

Realistic
Investigative
Conventional

Working as a healthcare equipment technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

Computers and Electronics
Customer and Personal Service
Mechanical
Engineering and Technology
English Language

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks working as healthcare equipment technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of healthcare equipment technicians in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	180	$43,300	$20.80	$50,900	$24.50	34.1%
Huntsville	40	$43,500	$20.90	$48,700	$23.40	-33.3%
Mobile	80	$40,600	$19.50	$47,900	$23.10	84.1%
Montgomery	50	$41,200	$19.80	$50,800	$24.40	9.8%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	590	$45,800	$22.00	$58,000	$27.90	25.8%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	NA	$37,400	$18.00	$40,000	$19.20	NA
Little Rock	130	$42,500	$20.40	$53,100	$25.50	49.2%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fresno	40	$43,600	$21.00	$55,500	$26.70	-49.6%
Los Angeles (Area)	1,050	$49,900	$24.00	$66,500	$32.00	-11.4%
Modesto	40	$51,200	$24.60	$60,800	$29.20	-3%
Oakland	160	$48,600	$23.30	$60,600	$29.20	-40.2%
Oxnard	40	$45,400	$21.80	$49,600	$23.80	-54.5%
Riverside	570	$40,700	$19.60	$54,400	$26.20	81.8%
Sacramento	150	$40,600	$19.50	$51,400	$24.70	-34.5%
San Diego	340	$40,900	$19.70	$59,100	$28.40	0.8%
San Francisco (Area)	380	$53,200	$25.60	$66,300	$31.90	-27.7%
San Francisco (City)	220	$57,900	$27.80	$71,900	$34.60	-15.2%
San Jose	520	$41,700	$20.00	$53,500	$25.70	122.7%
Stockton	60	$39,900	$19.20	$59,700	$28.70	15.2%
Vallejo	40	$51,100	$24.50	$64,200	$30.90	18.6%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	NA	$37,900	$18.20	$47,500	$22.90	NA
Colorado Springs	50	$37,000	$17.80	$49,900	$24.00	-20.1%
Denver	430	$53,000	$25.50	$62,700	$30.10	34.1%
Greeley	40	$44,900	$21.60	$50,200	$24.20	92.4%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Hartford	140	$46,800	$22.50	$57,600	$27.70	-5.3%
New Haven	60	$54,000	$26.00	$58,800	$28.30	-15.2%
Norwich	40	$48,100	$23.10	$52,700	$25.30	22.7%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	410	$46,900	$22.50	$56,200	$27.00	-47%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	100	$36,800	$17.70	$52,300	$25.10	50.4%
Fort Walton Beach	NA	$37,600	$18.10	$43,400	$20.90	NA
Gainesville	100	$37,200	$17.90	$47,900	$23.00	197.3%
Jacksonville	NA	$39,100	$18.80	$45,700	$22.00	NA
Lakeland	NA	$27,900	$13.40	$40,200	$19.30	NA
Miami (Area)	NA	$35,600	$17.10	$49,600	$23.90	NA
Orlando	430	$23,800	$11.40	$39,800	$19.10	65.5%
Palm Bay	90	$37,700	$18.10	$53,800	$25.90	70.1%
Tampa	380	$39,900	$19.20	$50,300	$24.20	26.9%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	450	$37,700	$18.10	$48,700	$23.40	-26.1%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	50	$45,200	$21.80	$65,400	$31.40	-57.6%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	80	$44,500	$21.40	$52,100	$25.10	18.9%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	NA	$43,300	$20.80	$56,700	$27.30	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	70	$29,000	$14.00	$38,000	$18.30	554.5%
Evansville	90	$29,200	$14.00	$33,200	$16.00	99.2%
Fort Wayne	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	41.3%
Indianapolis	500	$47,600	$22.90	$57,800	$27.80	117.4%
South Bend	40	$36,500	$17.50	$46,800	$22.50	12.5%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	NA	$44,300	$21.30	$51,300	$24.70	NA
Des Moines	NA	$52,100	$25.00	$59,700	$28.70	NA
Iowa City	60	$42,200	$20.30	$61,200	$29.40	180.3%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	220	$32,100	$15.40	$42,600	$20.50	247%
Louisville	370	$40,000	$19.30	$51,700	$24.80	138.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New Orleans	NA	$57,300	$27.60	$61,700	$29.70	NA

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	50	$48,000	$23.10	$56,100	$27.00	3.8%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	360	$38,800	$18.60	$46,200	$22.20	7.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	570	$42,600	$20.50	$56,000	$26.90	47.3%
Springfield	50	$59,900	$28.80	$72,300	$34.70	-37.5%
Worcester	NA	$49,600	$23.90	$61,500	$29.60	NA

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	510	$41,500	$20.00	$51,500	$24.80	12.1%
Flint	40	$51,400	$24.70	$59,400	$28.50	22.7%
Grand Rapids	100	$35,800	$17.20	$46,100	$22.20	-0.4%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	870	$55,400	$26.60	$65,500	$31.50	90.9%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	50	$47,300	$22.70	$60,100	$28.90	-24.6%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	200	$48,400	$23.30	$61,400	$29.50	-25%
Springfield	40	$39,400	$19.00	$51,300	$24.70	-25.8%
St. Louis	550	$38,500	$18.50	$47,000	$22.60	61%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	NA	$32,100	$15.40	$42,700	$20.50	NA
Omaha	150	$41,100	$19.80	$47,500	$22.80	28.8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	130	$53,900	$25.90	$64,400	$31.00	-42%
Reno	NA	$47,000	$22.60	$66,500	$32.00	NA

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	40	$40,700	$19.60	$46,600	$22.40	58.7%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	30	$54,000	$25.90	$58,800	$28.30	-16.3%
Vineland	30	$38,300	$18.40	$54,100	$26.00	99.6%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	NA	$51,300	$24.70	$59,600	$28.60	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	80	$42,300	$20.30	$58,900	$28.30	-27.7%
Buffalo	170	$43,600	$21.00	$47,900	$23.00	22.3%
Glens Falls	NA	$45,200	$21.70	$54,200	$26.10	NA
New York (Area)	1,520	$46,300	$22.30	$61,700	$29.70	-21.6%
Poughkeepsie	60	$45,700	$22.00	$49,200	$23.60	-12.1%
Rochester	190	$41,700	$20.10	$54,500	$26.20	48.1%
Syracuse	60	$42,300	$20.30	$49,000	$23.50	-22%
Utica	40	$40,000	$19.20	$47,000	$22.60	7.6%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	70	$39,100	$18.80	$45,800	$22.00	56.1%
Charlotte	100	$53,700	$25.80	$64,800	$31.10	-54.5%
Durham	30	$44,500	$21.40	$62,400	$30.00	-54.9%
Raleigh	60	$43,300	$20.80	$52,100	$25.10	-56.8%
Winston-Salem	30	$53,300	$25.60	$59,600	$28.60	-36.7%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	190	$47,600	$22.90	$59,000	$28.30	120.5%
Canton	90	$59,600	$28.70	$74,500	$35.80	115.5%
Cincinnati	370	$50,600	$24.30	$63,100	$30.30	42%
Cleveland	300	$55,000	$26.50	$65,000	$31.30	12.9%
Columbus	220	$49,100	$23.60	$61,500	$29.60	-8%
Dayton	150	$41,600	$20.00	$52,200	$25.10	53%
Toledo	70	$47,200	$22.70	$67,200	$32.30	-8%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	160	$35,000	$16.80	$40,800	$19.60	9.1%
Tulsa	190	$36,200	$17.40	$50,500	$24.30	65.9%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	80	$42,000	$20.20	$52,000	$25.00	122.3%
Medford	30	$35,400	$17.00	$62,900	$30.20	64.8%
Portland	300	$51,400	$24.70	$67,900	$32.70	15.2%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	110	$43,500	$20.90	$57,900	$27.90	31.1%
Erie	60	$37,600	$18.10	$46,800	$22.50	85.2%
Harrisburg	60	$40,800	$19.60	$50,500	$24.30	-23.9%
Johnstown	50	$25,400	$12.20	$33,600	$16.20	255.3%
Philadelphia (Area)	1,150	$46,000	$22.10	$53,700	$25.80	37.9%
Pittsburgh	370	$37,300	$18.00	$49,500	$23.80	27.3%
Reading	50	$45,000	$21.70	$52,600	$25.30	13.6%
Scranton	130	$35,400	$17.00	$40,500	$19.50	87.9%
Williamsport	30	$26,200	$12.60	$37,600	$18.10	137.9%
York	50	$37,900	$18.20	$47,600	$22.90	15.5%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	180	$44,600	$21.40	$55,100	$26.50	25%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	100	$33,100	$15.90	$48,400	$23.30	32.2%
Columbia	180	$29,000	$13.90	$33,300	$16.00	104.2%
Greenville	70	$37,800	$18.20	$49,700	$23.90	-13.6%
Spartanburg	50	$32,600	$15.70	$39,300	$18.90	65.2%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	50	$35,500	$17.10	$41,000	$19.70	242%
Sioux Falls	70	$39,700	$19.10	$50,700	$24.40	110.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	NA	$19,000	$9.10	$22,100	$10.60	NA
Kingsport	30	$25,100	$12.10	$29,200	$14.00	1.5%
Knoxville	50	$37,900	$18.20	$51,200	$24.60	-45.8%
Memphis	110	$34,500	$16.60	$40,200	$19.30	-34.1%
Nashville	210	$35,600	$17.10	$47,500	$22.80	9.1%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	40	$28,000	$13.50	$31,400	$15.10	142.8%
Austin	240	$38,500	$18.50	$58,100	$28.00	19.3%
Brownsville	40	$33,200	$16.00	$37,600	$18.10	9.1%
Dallas (Area)	1,130	$41,400	$19.90	$54,500	$26.20	56.1%
El Paso	NA	$35,000	$16.80	$38,900	$18.70	NA
Houston	890	$40,700	$19.60	$53,000	$25.50	30.7%
Laredo	30	$39,500	$19.00	$48,000	$23.10	36.4%
Lubbock	90	$31,000	$14.90	$40,800	$19.60	188.6%
San Antonio	280	$32,500	$15.60	$38,500	$18.50	26.9%
Wichita Falls	NA	$23,600	$11.40	$41,000	$19.70	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Salt Lake City	NA	$57,800	$27.80	$63,400	$30.50	NA

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	170	$41,500	$19.90	$50,500	$24.30	9.5%
Roanoke	50	$36,000	$17.30	$48,500	$23.30	11.4%
Virginia Beach	200	$32,000	$15.40	$40,700	$19.60	1.5%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	NA	$45,300	$21.80	$55,800	$26.80	NA
Olympia	50	$28,800	$13.80	$38,900	$18.70	87.9%
Seattle (Area)	660	$45,600	$21.90	$57,600	$27.70	49.2%
Spokane	50	$46,400	$22.30	$72,400	$34.80	-12.1%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Morgantown	60	$34,600	$16.60	$49,400	$23.80	317%
Parkersburg	30	$15,900	$7.70	$23,900	$11.50	84.1%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Green Bay	70	$48,300	$23.20	$56,600	$27.20	54.5%
Madison	80	$51,400	$24.70	$62,400	$30.00	-10.2%
Milwaukee	590	$52,900	$25.50	$66,400	$31.90	173.9%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	NA	$31,300	$15.00	$57,800	$27.80	NA