Occupational Employment Statistics
29-2091 Orthotists and Prosthetists
Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.
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Minnesota
| 330 | 133 | $32.04/hr | $18.44/hr | $18.82/hr | $32.47/hr | $40.43/hr | $50.41/hr |
| Manufacturing | 220 | $31.78/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 90 | $30.93/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Select materials and components to be used, based on device design.
- Maintain patients' records.
- Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses and prostheses.
- Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
- Make and modify plaster casts of areas that will be fitted with prostheses or orthoses, for use in the device construction process.
- Design orthopedic and prosthetic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions and examination and measurement of patients.
- Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
- Repair, rebuild, and modify prosthetic and orthopedic appliances.
- Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
- Maintain patients' records.