Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers

Occupational Description:
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,360	53	$23.75/hr	$18.35/hr	$20.62/hr	$24.00/hr	$26.70/hr	$28.94/hr

Leading Industries for Medical Equipment Preparers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
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

Other Regional Data for Medical Equipment Preparers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$19.79/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	20	$19.81/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	20	$19.75/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	20	$21.98/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	20	$23.76/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	30	$19.81/hr	5.6%
Northwest Minnesota	60	$20.53/hr	4.3%
Northwest Balance of State	60	$20.54/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	70	$22.23/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	80	$22.08/hr	4.8%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	100	$18.12/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	110	$19.84/hr	7.0%
Rochester MN MSA	270	$24.27/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	280	$24.27/hr	5.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	790	$23.77/hr	5.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	830	$23.77/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,360	$24.00/hr	5.2%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Surgical Technologists	1,600	$36.06/hr	5.3%
Dental Assistants	6,000	$31.16/hr	6.2%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	650	$22.58/hr	-3.1%

Task for Medical Equipment Preparers

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.