Go to a local hardware store. See how many different tools there are for each job. Pick the area of the store that interests you most and ask an employee more about the tools there.

Visit a hardware store and look around.

Contact your local hospital, emergency room, or a medical office and find out about volunteer opportunities. Spending time there will give you an idea about the field of medicine that interests you most and if it's an environment you would like.

Volunteer at a local hospital, emergency room, or medical office.

Try these quick projects from Khan Academy that you can do at home. Build a simple motor, a ping pong ball launcher, or something else from the list!

Develop mechanics knowledge with hands-on projects!

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Medical Equipment Repairers

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.

Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.

Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.

Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.

Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.

Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.

Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.

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.

Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.

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.

Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.

Microsoft Excel

FaceTime

Medical equipment diagnostic software

Microsoft Outlook

SAP software

Salesforce software

Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Microsoft Office software

Microsoft Word

Web browser software

Amp meters

Digital voltmeters DVM

Neon testers

Non-contact voltage probes

Lung simulators

Ventilator analyzers

Phillips head screwdrivers

Straight screwdrivers

Magnetic torpedo levels

Precision levels

Pressure gauges

Pressure meters

Electricians' knives

Precision knives

Cordless drills

Power tap tools

Oxygen test meters

Computed tomography CT calibration phantoms

Wire strippers

Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

Extremely important

Very important

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

Every day

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

Once a week or more but not every day

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

Constant contact with others

Contact with others most of the time

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

A lot of freedom

Some freedom

Limited freedom

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

Fairly important

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

Medical Equipment Repairers

Overview

Career

What Medical Equipment Repairers Do

Other Job Titles Medical Equipment Repairers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Medical Equipment Repairers

Overview

Career

What Medical Equipment Repairers Do

Other Job Titles Medical Equipment Repairers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Medical Equipment Repairers

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