Career Explorer Installation and repair
Human edge, growing
Medical equipment repairers
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
Among the most resilient careers: more resilient than 92% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is moderate (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by +12.6% by 2035, much faster than average. The work leans on physical dexterity and ethical judgement.
AI struggles with much of this work, and US employers are expected to hire more people into it than average.
- Median pay (2025)
- $61,660
- Job growth to 2035
- +12.6%
- Openings a year
- 8,200
- People doing it (2025)
- 71,800
- Usual route in
- Associate's degree, then moderate on-the-job training
Where people already use AI for this work
- Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance
- Test performance of equipment or systems
- Read documents or materials to inform work processes
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Maintain tools or equipment
- Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment
- Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques
What the work looks like
- Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
- Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects
- More of these jobs, as an aging population and advancements in medical equipment technology increase demand for the repair and maintenance services this occupation provides.
- More of these jobs, as advancements in medical equipment technology increase demand for the repair and maintenance services this occupation provides.
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Also known as: Biomedical Electronics Technician (Biomed Electronics Tech), Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET), Biomedical Technician (Biomed Tech), Service Technician (Service Tech), Biomedical Engineering Technician (Biomed Engineering Tech), Dental Equipment Technician (Dental Equipment Tech), Durable Medical Equipment Technician (DME Tech), Medical Equipment Service Tech (Medical Equipment Service Technician).
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.