Medical Appliance Technicians in Pennsylvania

Get the information you need to know about working as a Medical Appliance Technician.

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Appliance Technicians in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Medical Appliance Technicians in Pennsylvania is growing slower than average.

• Medical Appliance Technicians in Pennsylvania earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Medical Appliance Technician Career?

• Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Orthotist/Prosthetist
• Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering

How Many Medical Appliance Technicians Work in Pennsylvania?

In Pennsylvania, there were 630 people working as Medical Appliance Technicians in the year 2018.

There were 620 Medical Appliance Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 240 Medical Appliance Technicians working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Medical Appliance Technicians than average.

Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Medical Appliance Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 2.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 13.3%.

Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 140 annual job openings, and a total of 1,220 jobs for Pennsylvania Medical Appliance Technicians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,000 annual jobs and 17,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Appliance Technicians Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Medical Appliance Technicians ranged from $27,450 to $59,030 with $40,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.2 to $28.38. The median hourly rate was $19.27.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.49 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.22.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Medical Appliance Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Appliance Technicians.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,200	$40,570
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	330	$44,300
Pittsburgh, PA	140	$37,960
Lancaster, PA	40	$32,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	40	$28,670

Top States for Medical Appliance Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Medical Appliance Technicians work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	1,950	$45,770
Ohio	1,100	$36,220
Florida	640	$39,470
Pennsylvania	630	$40,090
New York	630	$36,970
Utah	620	$34,040
Texas	590	$39,100
Illinois	570	$45,320
Indiana	550	$28,380
Minnesota	480	$39,230
Connecticut	440	$38,910
Tennessee	420	$33,500
Georgia	390	$37,440
Wisconsin	360	$35,360
Massachusetts	330	$46,130
Missouri	280	$34,170
North Carolina	240	$38,220
Washington	240	$45,730
Virginia	240	$39,120
Oregon	150	$29,910

Below are the states where Medical Appliance Technicians get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Colorado	$54,700
Alaska	$47,740
Massachusetts	$46,130
Rhode Island	$45,990
California	$45,770
Washington	$45,730
Maryland	$45,370
Illinois	$45,320
Maine	$44,930
Michigan	$44,210

Related Careers in Pennsylvania

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Occupation	Pennsylvania Employment Total
Dental Laboratory Technicians	1,420
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	880

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Barbara E. Carver under License

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