Medical Equipment Preparers

High Risk
66%

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Vote Comments (1)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
74%
(High Risk)
POLLING
58%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 16 votes)
Average: 66%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
5.7%
by year 2033
WAGES
$45,280
or $21.77 per hour
Volume
66,790
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
3.7/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

74% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

58% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 74% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Medical Equipment Preparers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Medical Equipment Preparers' job openings is expected to rise 5.7% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Medical Equipment Preparers' was 45.280 $, or 22 $ per hour

'Medical Equipment Preparers' were paid 5.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at 48.060 $

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 66,790 people employed as 'Medical Equipment Preparers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Medical Equipment Preparers'.

Job description

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

SOC Code: 31-9093.00

Comments (1)

Dustin (Low)
22 Jul 2019 13:43
Unless there is some real movement toward 3d printed instruments I dont see it. Also when it comes to scope processing the doctors and techs don't want to deal with them.
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