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Job Description

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

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9082.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,880.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 14,570 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Appliance Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Surgical Instrument Maker”

Lay out and mark dimensions of parts, using templates and precision measuring instruments.
Polish artificial limbs, braces, or supports, using grinding and buffing wheels.
Take patients' body or limb measurements for use in device construction.
Bend, form, and shape fabric or material to conform to prescribed contours of structural components.
Make orthotic or prosthetic devices, using materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather, and hand or power tools.
Cover or pad metal or plastic structures or devices, using coverings such as rubber, leather, felt, plastic, or fiberglass.
Repair, modify, or maintain medical supportive devices, such as artificial limbs, braces, or surgical supports, according to specifications.
Instruct patients in use of prosthetic or orthotic devices.
Test medical supportive devices for proper alignment, movement, or biomechanical stability, using meters and alignment fixtures.
Drill and tap holes for rivets and glue, weld, bolt, or rivet parts together to form prosthetic or orthotic devices.
Mix pigments to match patients' skin coloring, according to formulas, and apply mixtures to orthotic or prosthetic devices.
Construct or receive casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs for use as cutting and fabrication patterns.
Service or repair machinery used in the fabrication of appliances.
Read prescriptions or specifications to determine the type of product or device to be fabricated and the materials and tools that will be required.
Fit appliances onto patients and make any necessary adjustments.

Related Technology & Tools

Digital camcorders
Vertical routers
Rotary saws
Claw hammers
Computerized lathes
Protective ear muffs
3D scanning systems
Grinding wheels
Power routing tools
Belt sanders
Torque wrenches
Safety glasses
End cutting nippers
Half-round files
Band saws
Welders
Pneumatic oscillating saws
Laptop computers
Drill presses
Personal computers
Disk sanders
Acetylene torches
Drum sanders
Laboratory infrared ovens
Hot knives
Bending brakes
Force platforms
Allen wrenches
Glue guns
Power planers
Cordless drills
Arbor presses
Metal grinders
Bench punches
Rubber mallets
Longarm sewing machines
Grinding equipment
High temperature laboratory box furnaces
Vacuum formers
Pipe bending mandrels
Swaging tools
High volume dust collectors
Hex wrenches
Heat guns
Anvils
Buffing wheels
Dial calipers
Vacuum stations
Power drills
Digitizers
Workshop bench vises
Metal-cutting bandsaws
Wood files
Bench lathes
Flatbed sewing machines
Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
Air compressors
Cutting wheels
Grinding rasps
Alignment stands
Measuring tapes
Laboratory mechanical benchtop convection ovens
Cast cutting saws
Deburring tools
Bead blasters
Rivet guns
High temperature laboratory ovens
Pipe vises
Pneumatic riveting hammers
Prosthetic bench vises
Table saws
Laboratory mechanical convection ovens

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