Occupational Employment Statistics
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
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Minnesota
| 1,360 | 53 | $23.75/hr | $18.35/hr | $20.62/hr | $24.00/hr | $26.70/hr | $28.94/hr |
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U S
| 66,790 | 534 | $23.49/hr | $16.86/hr | $18.86/hr | $22.44/hr | $26.42/hr | $31.71/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Activities | N/A | N/A |
| Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
| Education and Health Services | 1,280 | $24.24/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- 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.
- Start equipment and observe gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.
- Deliver equipment to specified hospital locations or to patients' residences.
- Maintain records of inventory or equipment usage and order medical instruments or supplies when inventory is low.
- Disinfect and sterilize equipment, such as respirators, hospital beds, or oxygen or dialysis equipment, using sterilizers, aerators, or washers.
- Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff.
- Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
- Stock crash carts or other medical supplies.
- Record sterilizer test results.