• Medical Equipment Repairers
  • Manufacturing
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 62,420
    $38,670 range bar $100,840
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
    Image of growth rate score 5
    Very Fast Growing
  • Medical equipment repairers install, maintain, and repair patient care equipment.

What do they typically do

  • Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges
  • Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools
  • Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools
  • Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses
  • Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence
  • Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications
  • Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports
  • Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments
  • Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth +2.3%
Job Openings 361

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