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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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.57/hr	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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.

Other Regional Data For Medical Equipment Preparers
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	720	$22.28/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	220	$16.13/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	90	$19.46/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	60	$17.59/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	20	$20.87/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	$22.31/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
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	$18.45/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	$22.49/hr	N/A

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Tasks for Medical Equipment Preparers

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.