Medical Appliance Technicians construct, fit, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices like braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
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- Medical Appliance Technicians
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What do they typically do
- Teach patients how to use prosthetic or orthotic devices
- Fit appliances onto patients and make necessary adjustments
- Bend, form, and shape fabric or material to match prescribed contours of structural components
- Repair, modify, or maintain medical supportive devices like artificial limbs, braces, or surgical supports according to specifications
- Measure patients body or limb and to use this information in making the device
- Read prescriptions or specifications to determine what type of product or device to make and what materials and tools to use
- Construct or receive casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs to use as cutting and fabrication patterns
- Use hand or power tools and materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys, and leather to make orthotic or prosthetic devices
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +1.3%
Job Openings 2
Education & Training
- Education Most occupations require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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