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Medical Equipment Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
4 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Medical Equipment Repairers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for Biomedical Equipment Technician (competency-based).
| 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 |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What medical equipment repairers earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for medical equipment repairers ($78,570) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($29,920), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| 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
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).