From Medical Appliance Technicians to …

Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

MechanicalProduction and ProcessingQuality Control AnalysisCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingDesign

1. Dental Laboratory Technicians

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Design, Production and Processing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Mechanical, Judgment and Decision Making

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Administration and ManagementEnglish LanguageMedicine and DentistryEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal Service

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • Temporary Faculty Pool, Orthotics & Prosthetics · California State University · Carson, CA

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2. Medical Equipment Repairers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Mechanical, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Engineering and Technology, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   RepairingEquipment MaintenanceComputers and ElectronicsCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish Language

   4 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Equipment Specialist (Biomedical) · Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · San Diego, CA
   • Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist · Veterans Health Administration · Palo Alto, CA
   • Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Information Systems) · Veterans Health Administration · San Diego, CA

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3. Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Production and Processing, Mechanical, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   MathematicsEnglish Language

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • COMPOSITE FABRICATOR · Naval Air Systems Command · California

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4. Medical Equipment Preparers

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Production and Processing

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageBiologyPublic Safety and SecurityCoordination

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • Ceramics Equipment Technician · California State University · Los Angeles, CA

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5. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

   Possible match

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • Physician - Orthopedic Surgeon · Veterans Health Administration · Fresno, CA

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.