Military Career
Medical equipment repairers test, adjust, and repair biomedical equipment. They service and maintain medical equipment with mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, digital, optical, and radiological principles. They may work on patient monitors, defibrillators, ventilators, anesthesia machines, and other life-supporting equipment, as well as medical imaging equipment (x-rays, CAT scanners, and ultrasound equipment), voice-controlled operating tables, and electric wheelchairs. To do their work, medical equipment repairers use a variety of tools, including specialized test-equipment software.
Explore this career outside the MilitaryMedical equipment repairers work in medical centers, clinics, and hospitals on land or aboard ships.
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Medical Equipment Repairers in the Military
27,715
Median Military Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.
$76,974
Military Salary Range Salary varies based on years of service, degree level, special pays, family status and location. Learn more about Military benefits.
$24,852 - $206,836
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People in this career achieve this level of education.
All enlisted service members complete basic military training, which includes time spent in a classroom and in the field, and covers tactical and survival skills, physical training, military life and customs, and weapons training. Medical equipment repairers in the Military will gain skills through classroom study and on-the-job experience. Job-specific training content may include: Principles of electronicsMaintenance and repair proceduresUse of electrical and electronic test equipment
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