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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 “Prosthetics Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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