Medical Equipment Preparers
Tasks Include:
- Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
- Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
- Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
- Record sterilizer test results.
- Start equipment and observe gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.
- Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.
- Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff.
- Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated.
- Attend hospital in-service programs related to areas of work specialization.
- Stock crash carts or other medical supplies.
- Maintain records of inventory or equipment usage and order medical instruments or supplies when inventory is low.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +7.1%
National: +6.1%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$41,480.00
State
$39,410.00
Regional
Medical Equipment Preparers
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
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Medical Equipment Preparers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 43.76%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 31.22%
- Bachelor's Degree = 15.30%
- Some College Courses = 4.42%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 3.52%
- Master's Degree = 1.78%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 39.16%
- None = 24.93%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 14.65%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13.11%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.80%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 3.05%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.30%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 25.03%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 24.91%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 19.67%
- Up to and including 1 month = 18.61%
- None = 6.06%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.77%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.95%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 48.48%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.56%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 16.66%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.28%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.01%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Medical Equipment Preparers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
- Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
- Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
- Record sterilizer test results.
- Start equipment and observe gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.
- Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.
- Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff.
- Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated.
- Attend hospital in-service programs related to areas of work specialization.
- Stock crash carts or other medical supplies.
- Maintain records of inventory or equipment usage and order medical instruments or supplies when inventory is low.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Disinfect and sterilize equipment, such as respirators, hospital beds, or oxygen or dialysis equipment, using sterilizers, aerators, or washers.
- Purge wastes from equipment by connecting equipment to water sources and flushing water through systems.
- Deliver equipment to specified hospital locations or to patients' residences.
- Assist hospital staff with patient care duties, such as providing transportation or setting up traction.
- Install and set up medical equipment, using hand tools.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Medical Equipment Preparers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Aerators)
- Heating or drying equipment or accessories (Automatic dryers)
- Sterilization test packs and accessories (Bowie Dick test packs)
- Sterilization indicator strips (Chemical sterilization indicators)
- Sterilization cleaning brushes (Cleaning or sterilizing scrubbing brushes)
- Powered instrument cleaning devices or accessories (Computerized scope washers)
- Desktop computers
- Bar code reader equipment (Equipment bar code readers)
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Ethylene oxide gas sterilizers)
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Gas sterilizers)
- Sterilization heat sealers (Heat-sealer machines)
- Dry heat or hot air sterilizers (Hot air sterilizers)
- Laboratory flasks (Laboratory glass flasks)
- Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves (Medical examination protective gloves)
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Ozone sterilizers)
- Protective gloves (Padded gloves)
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Paracetic acid sterilizers)
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Plasma gas sterilizers)
- Pressure regulator (Pressure regulation monitors)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Pressure steam autoclaves)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Prevacuum sterilizers)
- Medical staff aprons or bibs (Protective aprons)
- Surgeon caps or hoods (Protective caps)
- Ear plugs (Protective ear plugs)
- Medical staff isolation or cover gowns (Protective gowns)
- Medical staff isolation or surgical masks (Protective masks)
- Sterilization biological kits (Spore strips)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Steam gravity sterilizers)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Steam high vacuum sterilizers)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Sterilizers)
- Temperature regulators (Temperature monitors)
- Heat tracing equipment (Temperature tracing and recording thermometers)
- Ultrasonic cleaning equipment (Ultrasonic cleaners)
- Instrument disinfectant washing equipment (Washer sterilizers)
Technologies Include:
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Calendar software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- MEDITECH Supply Chain Management
- Spreadsheet software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Word processing software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Medical Equipment Preparers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
88.25 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
71.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
59.75 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
55.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
53.00 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Medical Equipment Preparers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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62.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
59.50 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
56.25 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
56.25 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Medical Equipment Preparers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
56.25 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
56.25 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
56.25 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
56.25 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
56.25 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
50.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Medical Equipment Preparers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
92.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
90.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
90.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
86.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
85.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
84.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
84.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
82.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
81.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
81.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
79.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
78.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
77.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
72.75 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
71.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
70.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
67.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
64.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
63.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
60.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
59.00 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
58.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
57.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
52.00 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
51.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
50.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
50.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
92.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
89.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
86.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
85.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
84.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
83.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
81.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
81.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
81.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
80.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
80.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
75.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
73.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
67.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
65.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Medical Equipment Preparers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
100.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
99.40 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
95.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
93.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.60 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
92.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
90.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
89.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
88.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
86.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
86.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
85.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
84.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
82.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
82.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
82.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
82.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
81.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
81.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
81.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
81.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
80.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
80.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
76.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
75.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
73.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
71.00 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
71.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
70.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
69.40 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
67.20 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
60.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
56.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
55.80 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
52.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
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Medical Equipment Preparers
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $31,570.00 | $41,480.00 | $50,300.00 |
Virginia | $32,200.00 | $39,410.00 | $45,370.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $43,567.40 | $53,244.98 | $58,582.86 |
Bay Consortium | $37,883.56 | $45,627.51 | $51,258.04 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $34,652.82 | $38,389.44 | $42,226.40 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $31,416.86 | $38,698.82 | $42,525.33 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $33,299.28 | $35,828.68 | $41,524.02 |
Hampton Roads | $34,295.36 | $39,947.85 | $44,935.58 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $42,241.03 | $48,310.56 | $53,840.75 |
Piedmont Workforce | $33,206.26 | $38,042.43 | $44,148.54 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $35,431.50 | $38,569.22 | $44,289.64 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 62,600 | 66,400 | +6.1% |
Virginia | 1,240 | 1,328 | +7.1% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 164 | 168 | +2.4% |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 129 | 123 | -4.7% |
Hampton Roads | 274 | 265 | -3.3% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | 345 | 328 | -4.9% |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | 100 | 109 | +9.0% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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- Medical Equipment Repairers
- Histotechnologists
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Neurodiagnostic Technologists
- Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Histology Technicians
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
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- Endoscopy Technicians
- Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
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- Orderlies
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- Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Medical Care and Treatment, General
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Operating Room Services
- Hospital Corpsman
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Bandage Maker
- Case Cart Technician
- Central Processing and Distribution Technician (CPD Technician)
- Central Processing Technician (CPT)
- Central Service Technician (CST)
- Central Service Worker
- Central Sterile Services Technician
- Central Sterile Supply Coordinator
- Central Sterile Supply Technician (CSS Technician)
- Central Sterilization Technician
- Central Supply Processing Department Technician (CSPDT)
- Certified Central Supply Technician
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)
- Clinical Laboratory Aide
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS)
- Equipment Technician
- Health Equipment Servicer
- Hot Packer
- Inhalation Therapy Aide
- Instrument Technician
- Laboratory Equipment Cleaner
- Laboratory Worker, Washing or Cleaning Laboratory Apparatus
- Material Reprocessing Associate (MRA)
- Medical Supply Technician
- Oxygen Equipment Aide
- Oxygen Equipment Preparer
- Pathology Laboratory Aide
- Registered Nurse
- Renal Dialysis Technician
- Respiratory Therapy Aide
- Reuse Technician
- Sanitarian Aide
- Sanitary Aide
- Sterile Preparation Technician
- Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (SPD Technician)
- Sterile Processing Technician
- Sterile Technician
- Sterilization Specialist
- Sterilization Technician
- Sterilizer
- Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)
- Surgical Technician
- Surgical Technologist
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Medical Equipment Preparers
Related Schools
- Chester Career College
- Fortis College-Richmond
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)