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
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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
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Phoenix 590 $45,800 $22.00 $58,000 $27.90 25.8%
Arkansas
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Washington (Area) 410 $46,900 $22.50 $56,200 $27.00 -47%
Florida
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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
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Atlanta 450 $37,700 $18.10 $48,700 $23.40 -26.1%
Hawaii
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Honolulu 50 $45,200 $21.80 $65,400 $31.40 -57.6%
Idaho
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Boise City 80 $44,500 $21.40 $52,100 $25.10 18.9%
Illinois
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Chicago (Area) NA $43,300 $20.80 $56,700 $27.30 NA
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
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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
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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
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Lexington 220 $32,100 $15.40 $42,600 $20.50 247%
Louisville 370 $40,000 $19.30 $51,700 $24.80 138.3%
Louisiana
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New Orleans NA $57,300 $27.60 $61,700 $29.70 NA
Maine
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Portland 50 $48,000 $23.10 $56,100 $27.00 3.8%
Maryland
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Baltimore 360 $38,800 $18.60 $46,200 $22.20 7.2%
Massachusetts
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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
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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
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Minneapolis 870 $55,400 $26.60 $65,500 $31.50 90.9%
Mississippi
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Jackson 50 $47,300 $22.70 $60,100 $28.90 -24.6%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
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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
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Lincoln NA $32,100 $15.40 $42,700 $20.50 NA
Omaha 150 $41,100 $19.80 $47,500 $22.80 28.8%
Nevada
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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
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Manchester 40 $40,700 $19.60 $46,600 $22.40 58.7%
New Jersey
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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
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Albuquerque NA $51,300 $24.70 $59,600 $28.60 NA
New York
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Providence 180 $44,600 $21.40 $55,100 $26.50 25%
South Carolina
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Salt Lake City NA $57,800 $27.80 $63,400 $30.50 NA
Virginia
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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
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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
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Morgantown 60 $34,600 $16.60 $49,400 $23.80 317%
Parkersburg 30 $15,900 $7.70 $23,900 $11.50 84.1%
Wisconsin
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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
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Cheyenne NA $31,300 $15.00 $57,800 $27.80 NA