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Medical Equipment Preparers in Rhode Island

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$43,170 Median Salary
20 Job Openings
  • Medical Equipment Preparers in Rhode Island earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Equipment Preparers Work in Rhode Island?

In Rhode Island, there were 180 people working as Medical Equipment Preparers in the year 2018.

There were 160 Medical Equipment Preparers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 600 Medical Equipment Preparers working in it, which means Rhode Island has fewer Medical Equipment Preparers than average.

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Job Projections for Rhode Island

Jobs for Medical Equipment Preparers in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 11.1%.

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Rhode Island Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 20 annual job openings, and 160 total jobs in 2026 for Medical Equipment Preparers in this state.

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

What do Medical Equipment Preparers Make in Rhode Island?

In 2018 wages for Medical Equipment Preparers ranged from $29,680 to $59,620 with $43,170 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.27 to $28.66. The median hourly rate was $20.76.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.49 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.27.

The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Rhode Island 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
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 190 $43,280

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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