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Medical Equipment Preparers in California

Want to work in California as a Medical Equipment Preparer? Read this first!

13.0% Jobs Projection
$46,050 Median Salary
1,000 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Equipment Preparers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Medical Equipment Preparers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Medical Equipment Preparers in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Equipment Preparers Work in California?

In California, there were 6,300 people working as Medical Equipment Preparers in the year 2018.

There were 6,210 Medical Equipment Preparers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 600 Medical Equipment Preparers working in it, which means California has more Medical Equipment Preparers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Medical Equipment Preparers in this state are growing at a rate of 13.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.1%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,000 annual Medical Equipment Preparers job openings in California, and 7,800 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,600 annual jobs and 60,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Equipment Preparers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Medical Equipment Preparers ranged from $28,600 to $69,390 with $46,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.75 to $33.36. The median hourly rate was $22.14.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $22.01 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.13.

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

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Top California Metros for Medical Equipment Preparers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Equipment Preparers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,220 $42,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 880 $54,480
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 560 $50,140
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 490 $57,910
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 440 $45,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 410 $52,830
Modesto, CA 170 $40,430
Stockton-Lodi, CA 110 $46,080
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 90 $41,170
Bakersfield, CA 70 $45,250
Salinas, CA 50 $61,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 50 $43,760
Visalia-Porterville, CA 50 $37,830
Chico, CA 40 $35,780
Redding, CA 40 $46,880
Napa, CA 40 $40,180

Top States for Medical Equipment Preparers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Medical Equipment Preparers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,300 $46,050
New York 3,600 $43,680
Texas 3,210 $32,030
Florida 2,920 $31,080
New Jersey 2,810 $38,680
Illinois 2,570 $36,770
Pennsylvania 2,160 $33,510
Michigan 1,930 $35,450
North Carolina 1,860 $30,770
Ohio 1,850 $34,030
Georgia 1,610 $34,300
Missouri 1,540 $30,890
Alabama 1,490 $27,230
Washington 1,460 $39,990
Massachusetts 1,370 $43,370
Virginia 1,330 $33,150
Arizona 1,320 $35,570
Minnesota 1,270 $43,790
Colorado 1,160 $39,160
Maryland 1,130 $39,780

Below are the states where Medical Equipment Preparers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $46,050
Alaska $45,350
Nevada $44,940
Minnesota $43,790
New York $43,680
Massachusetts $43,370
Rhode Island $43,170
Hawaii $41,810
Delaware $41,690
District of Columbia $40,180

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