Medical Equipment Repairers build repairing, equipment maintenance and troubleshooting skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 92% | $74,090 | +20% | None |
| 2 | Avionics Technicians | 90% | $82,280 | +33% | None |
| 3 | Photonics Technicians | 87% | $78,350Pay for the broader BLS group “Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Robotics Technicians | 86% | $73,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 85% | $78,190 | +27% | None |
| 6 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 83% | $56,210 | −9% | None |
| 7 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 82% | $79,870 | +30% | None |
| 8 | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 82% | $56,550 | −8% | None |
| 9 | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | 81% | $82,890 | +34% | None |
| 10 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 81% | $65,510 | +6% | None |
Compared with Medical Equipment Repairers, median $61,660. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as medical equipment repairers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
92% skill match · $74,090 · +20% pay
Installation · Operations Monitoring · Systems Evaluation
90% skill match · $82,280 · +33% pay
Complex Problem Solving · Systems Evaluation · Persuasion
87% skill match · $78,350 (broader BLS group)
Installation · Systems Evaluation · Coordination
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (92% skill match, median $74,090), Avionics Technicians (90% skill match, median $82,280) and Photonics Technicians (87% skill match, median $78,350), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 15 pay more than medical equipment repairers at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+78%, $109,910), Ship Engineers (+78%, $109,530) and Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (+67%, $103,020).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.