MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS

TASKS & CONDITIONS

• Make, fit, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices
• Bend, form, and shape fabric or material to proper structure
• Create prosthetic body parts
• Help patients learn how to use their prosthetic parts

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Though a high school diploma or equivalent
• vocational training and on-the-job training
• or an associate degree is the minimum formal
• education required for this occupation, some
• may require a bachelors degree.

SALARY

• Annual salary:$109,830
• National salary:$56,340

OUTLOOK

• National=4% increase in employment