Medical Appliance Technicians Career

Vocational Programs for Medical Appliance Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
13K	$23.49	$48,860

The role of Medical Appliance Technicians is to construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances. The average annual wage of the occupations is $48,860 and $23 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Medical Appliance Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 12,550 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Medical Appliance Technicians Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Medical Appliance Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Medical Appliance Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Orthotist/Prosthetist	4	-	-	-	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	4	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Medical Appliance Technicians

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Orthotist/Prosthetist

Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering

Schools offering voational programs for Medical Appliance Technicians

The following 8 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Medical Appliance Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.