DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,310	236	$21.60/hr	$0.28/hr	$16.94/hr	$19.57/hr	$21.97/hr	$24.15/hr	$25.72/hr
U S	56,900	967	$19.35/hr	$0.12/hr	$12.98/hr	$15.13/hr	$18.32/hr	$22.82/hr	$27.85/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Medical Equipment Preparers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 1,250 $22.08/hr Professional and Business Services 40 $14.55/hr

Other Regional Data For Medical Equipment Preparers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 1,310 $21.97/hr 5.2% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 720 $22.28/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 690 $22.31/hr 5.3% Fargo ND-MN MSA 220 $16.13/hr N/A Central Minnesota 100 $22.23/hr 7.0% Northeast Minnesota 90 $19.40/hr 4.8% Duluth MN-WI MSA 90 $19.46/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 60 $17.59/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 60 $17.71/hr 4.3% Southeast Balance of State 20 $20.87/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A $22.25/hr 5.3% Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A $22.31/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota N/A $20.89/hr 5.6% St Cloud MN MSA N/A $22.49/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southwest Balance of State N/A $18.45/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A $20.89/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

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• Examines equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.
• Delivers equipment to specified hospital location or to patient's private residence.
• Maintains inventory and equipment usage records.
• Connects equipment to water source and flushes water through system to purge equipment of wastes.
• Disinfects, and sterilizes equipment, such as respirators, hospital beds, and wheelchairs, and oxygen and dialysis equipment, using cleansing and sterilizing solutions.
• Installs and sets up equipment, using hand tools.
• Starts equipment and observes gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and assure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.