Medical Equipment Repairers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 49-9062.00
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Moderate· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.000
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.21
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Exposed tasks only19 rated tasks · 8 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (42.1%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- 1 rated task is not in the O*NET 31.0 task list; its score is kept as published for O*NET 27.2.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
| Task (O*NET 20.1) | Claude.aiRaw / share % |
|---|---|
Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.49-9062.00 | 0.021485.9 |
Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.49-9062.00 | 0.003514.1 |
| Not observed on any surface — 17 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | |
Inspect and test malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments. | —0 |
Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations. | —0 |
Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers. | —0 |
Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment. | —0 |
Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment. | —0 |
Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge. | —0 |
Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required. | —0 |
Solder loose connections, using soldering iron. | —0 |
Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations. | —0 |
Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt. | —0 |
Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements. | —0 |
Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures. | —0 |
Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications. | —0 |
Supervise or advise subordinate personnel. | —0 |
Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs. | —0 |
Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas. | —0 |
Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials. | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task (O*NET 27.2) | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.O*NET Task ID 3064 | 1.0 |
Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.O*NET Task ID 3068 | 1.0 |
Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas.O*NET Task ID 3078 | 1.0 |
Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.O*NET Task ID 3069 | 0.5 |
Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.O*NET Task ID 3071 | 0.5 |
Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.O*NET Task ID 3072 | 0.5 |
Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.O*NET Task ID 3073 | 0.5 |
Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.O*NET Task ID 3074 | 0.5 |
Inspect and test malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.O*NET Task ID 3061 | 0.0 |
Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.O*NET Task ID 3062 | 0.0 |
Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.O*NET Task ID 3063 | 0.0 |
Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.O*NET Task ID 3065 | 0.0 |
Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.O*NET Task ID 3066 | 0.0 |
Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.O*NET Task ID 3067 | 0.0 |
Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.O*NET Task ID 3070 | 0.0 |
Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.O*NET Task ID 3075 | 0.0 |
Supervise or advise subordinate personnel.O*NET Task ID 3076 | 0.0 |
Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.O*NET Task ID 3077 | 0.0 |
Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials.O*NET Task ID 3079 | 0.0 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
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All O*NET 31.0 task statements (20)
All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.
| Task (O*NET 31.0) | Type |
|---|---|
| Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations. | Core |
| Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers. | Core |
| Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment. | Core |
| Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment. | Core |
| Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices. | Core |
| Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel. | Core |
| Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge. | Core |
| Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required. | Core |
| Solder loose connections, using soldering iron. | Core |
| Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations. | Core |
| Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt. | Core |
| Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements. | Core |
| Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications. | Core |
| Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs. | Core |
| Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments. | Core |
| Install medical equipment. | Core |
| Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures. | Supplemental |
| Supervise or advise subordinate personnel. | Supplemental |
| Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas. | Supplemental |
| Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials. | Supplemental |
0.24/ 3· Robot exposure index
Scale, basis and source
Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time
Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks
Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.
The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.
Tier of each physical task
Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)
E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site
Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.
| Task (O*NET 29.3) | Robot environment tier |
|---|---|
| Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers. | E0 none |
| Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment. | E0 none |
| Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required. | E0 none |
| Solder loose connections, using soldering iron. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications. | E0 none |
| Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs. | E0 none |
| Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments. | E0 none |
| Install medical equipment. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials. | E0 none |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
- Employment, 2025
- 72K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 81K
- Change (2025–35)
- +12.6%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $61,660
- Typical education needed for entry
- Associate's degree
Korea classification links (KSCO)
Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.
| KSCO code | KSCO title | Relation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76195 | 의료기기 설치 및 수리원 | Same scope | confirmed |
Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)
ILO occupational description
AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.
- ISCO-08 7311Precision-instrument Makers and Repairers
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.
- medical device engineerESCO 2152.1.5This occupation is narrower
Medical device engineers design and develop medical-technical systems, installations, and equipment such as pacemakers, MRI scanners, and X-ray machines. They monitor the whole manufacturing process from concept design to product implementation. activities undertaken include, among others, designing product improvements, developing methods and techniques to evaluate design suitability, coordinating initial production, developing test procedures, and designing manufacturing diagrams.
- medical device engineering technicianESCO 3114.1.5This occupation is narrower
Medical device engineering technicians collaborate with medical device engineers in the design, development and production of medical-technical systems, installations, and equipment such as pacemakers, MRI machines, and X-ray devices. They build, install, inspect, modify, repair, calibrate, and maintain medical-technical equipment and support systems. Medical device engineering technicians are responsible for the operational readiness, safe use, economic operation and the appropriate procurement of medical equipment and facilities in hospitals.
- optical instrument repairerESCO 7311.3This occupation is broader
Optical instrument repairers repair optical instruments, such as microscopes, telescopes, camera optics, and compasses. They test the instruments to ensure they function properly. In a military context they also read blueprints to be able to repair the instruments.
- biomedical engineerESCO 2149.4.1Overlapping, not the same
Biomedical engineers combine knowledge of engineering principles and biological findings for the development of medical treatments, medicaments, and general healthcare purposes. They can develop solutions ranging from the improvement of the components in conventional medicaments up to implants developments, and tissue treatment.
Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
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France classification links (ROME)
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| ROME code | ROME title (French) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| I1327 | Technicien / Technicienne de maintenance en matériel biomédical | Same scopeprovisional |
Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.
ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.
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Spain classification links (CNO-11)
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| CNO-11 code | CNO-11 title (Spanish) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 7532 | Instaladores y reparadores en electromedicina | Same scope |
| 3125 | Técnicos en electrónica, especialidad en electromedicina | Overlapping, not the sameprovisional |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.
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Germany classification links (KldB)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| KldB code | KldB title (German) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 82502 | Berufe in der Medizintechnik (ohne Spezialisierung) - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| 82503 | Berufe in der Medizintechnik (ohne Spezialisierung) - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Overlapping, not the same |
Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.
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Japan classification links (JSCO)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| JSCO code | JSCO title (Japanese) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 552 | 電気機械器具整備・修理従事者 | This occupation is narrower |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.
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