Vocational Programs for Medical Appliance Technicians Career

The role of Medical Appliance Technicians is to construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $48,860 and $23 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Medical Appliance Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 12,550 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Medical Appliance Technicians Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Medical Appliance Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Medical Appliance Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Orthotist/Prosthetist	4	$34,458	-	-	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	4	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Medical Appliance Technicians Career

The following 18 occupations are related to Medical Appliance Technicians.

Related Occupations toMedical Appliance Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	14,820	$378,250	$182
Surgical Technologists	110K	$62,250	$30
Orthotists and Prosthetists	8,820	$80,500	$39
Medical Equipment Preparers	66,790	$47,410	$23
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	102K	$47,010	$23
Medical Equipment Repairers	64,400	$64,140	$31
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	57,810	$50,640	$24
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	400	$52,840	$25
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	7,230	$37,030	$18
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	4,630	$36,570	$18
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Dental Laboratory Technicians	34,190	$52,390	$25
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	18,240	$41,280	$20
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22

Schools offering vocational programs for Medical Appliance Technicians

The following 8 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Medical Appliance Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.