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Medical Equipment Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
4
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$61,660
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
65,990
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, Biomedical Equipment Technician (competency-based)
- State medians
- $78,570 in Alaska to $29,920 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Equipment Technician | 0888 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 4,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 4,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 4,000 hours |
| DENTAL-EQUIP INSTALL & SERVICES | 0650 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| ELECTROMEDICAL EQUIP REPAIRER (Alternate Title: Medical Equipment Repairer ) | 0168 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| SURGICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR SPECIALIST | 2025 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 6,260 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What medical equipment repairers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $78,570 | $37.77 | 160 |
| Massachusetts | $78,230 | $37.61 | 2,200 |
| Oregon | $76,600 | $36.83 | 490 |
| Idaho | $74,270 | $35.71 | 310 |
| Montana | $74,070 | $35.61 | 80 |
| Minnesota | $73,940 | $35.55 | 2,080 |
| North Dakota | $73,610 | $35.39 | 270 |
| California | $72,450 | $34.83 | 6,080 |
| Hawaii | $72,360 | $34.79 | 290 |
| Maryland | $72,310 | $34.77 | 1,660 |
| Connecticut | $71,220 | $34.24 | 1,060 |
| Washington | $71,190 | $34.23 | 1,410 |
| Nevada | $69,820 | $33.57 | 300 |
| South Dakota | $69,530 | $33.43 | 150 |
| New Jersey | $68,460 | $32.91 | 2,400 |
| Illinois | $67,380 | $32.40 | 2,620 |
| Colorado | $66,720 | $32.08 | 1,460 |
| Indiana | $64,590 | $31.05 | 1,380 |
| New York | $63,670 | $30.61 | 2,790 |
| Rhode Island | $63,010 | $30.29 | 150 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,890 | $30.24 | 1,420 |
| Arizona | $62,810 | $30.20 | 2,630 |
| New Mexico | $62,640 | $30.12 | 200 |
| Delaware | $62,260 | $29.93 | 300 |
| Wisconsin | $62,220 | $29.91 | 1,490 |
| New Hampshire | $61,860 | $29.74 | 150 |
| Maine | $61,810 | $29.72 | 390 |
| Louisiana | $61,110 | $29.38 | 300 |
| Virginia | $61,070 | $29.36 | 1,360 |
| Michigan | $60,680 | $29.17 | 1,820 |
| Vermont | $60,680 | $29.17 | 70 |
| Kentucky | $60,230 | $28.96 | 860 |
| District of Columbia | $59,780 | $28.74 | 130 |
| Iowa | $59,300 | $28.51 | 650 |
| North Carolina | $59,190 | $28.46 | 2,650 |
| Utah | $58,910 | $28.32 | 600 |
| Texas | $58,370 | $28.06 | 5,540 |
| Ohio | $57,370 | $27.58 | 3,520 |
| Missouri | $57,340 | $27.57 | 1,540 |
| Nebraska | $57,080 | $27.44 | 360 |
| Florida | $56,940 | $27.37 | 4,260 |
| Alabama | $53,140 | $25.55 | 1,030 |
| Tennessee | $48,530 | $23.33 | 1,400 |
| Oklahoma | $48,440 | $23.29 | 900 |
| Georgia | $48,350 | $23.25 | 1,740 |
| West Virginia | $47,090 | $22.64 | 380 |
| South Carolina | $46,120 | $22.17 | 800 |
| Kansas | $45,200 | $21.73 | 1,270 |
| Wyoming | $44,640 | $21.46 | 80 |
| Mississippi | $40,710 | $19.57 | 270 |
| Arkansas | $38,950 | $18.72 | 510 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,920 | $14.38 | 190 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.