Medical Equipment Repairers
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
- Tasks
- 20 tasks16 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-9062.00SOC 2018: 49-9062
What the work is made of
16 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.Core taskTask 3066Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 2. Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.Core taskTask 3065Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 3. Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.Core taskTask 23980Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 4. Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.Core taskTask 3064Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 5. Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.Core taskTask 3063Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 6. 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 taskTask 3062Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 7. Install medical equipment.Core taskTask 23981Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 8. Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.Core taskTask 3071Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 9. 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 taskTask 3069Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 10. Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.Core taskTask 3068Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 11. Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.Core taskTask 3067Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 12. Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.Core taskTask 3072Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 13. 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 taskTask 3077Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 14. Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.Core taskTask 3070Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 15. Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.Core taskTask 3075Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 16. 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 taskTask 3073Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 17. Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.Supplemental taskTask 3074Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 18. 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 taskTask 3079Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 19. Supervise or advise subordinate personnel.Supplemental taskTask 3076Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 20. Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas.Supplemental taskTask 3078Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023
Where this comes from
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-9062
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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