OLMIS

Occupational Description

Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.

The following related career videos are available from America's Career InfoNet:
Medical Equipment Preparers

Employment Outlook for Medical Equipment Preparers

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be at about the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a much faster rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

Data Sources and Limitations

Current Employment Department Job Openings for Medical Equipment Preparers

There are 5 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 5 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Part Time Sterilization Technician	2/7/12	Medford	$9.00/hr to $11.00/hr DOE
Sterilization Technician	2/7/12	Florence	$9.00/hr to $11.00/hr DOE
Sterile Processing Technician	2/1/12	Milwaukie
Adm - Sterile Processing	1/18/12	Corvallis
Sterile Processing Technician	11/25/11	Eugene	$12.52/hr to $17.52/hr

Job Openings from the Web for Medical Equipment Preparers

The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 7 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 7 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Sterile Processing Technician	2/6/12	Portland	Providence Health & Services
Sterile Processing Technician	2/6/12	Portland	Providence Health & Services
Sterile Processing Technician / Sterile Tech - all91031	2/6/12	Gresham	Medical Staffing Network
Sterilizer Equipment Technician II	2/3/12	Portland	Providence Health & Services
Sterile Processing Technician	2/1/12	Milwaukie	Mount Carmel Hospital
Sterile Processing Technician	1/31/12	Milwaukie	Providence Health & Services
Cntrl Strle Tech I GS	12/19/11	Portland	Legacy Health

State of Oregon License Information for Medical Equipment Preparers

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Medical Equipment Preparers

Region	---------------- 2011 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$10.40	$13.09	$15.62	$18.51	$21.06	$15.70	$32,645
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	12.96	13.61	14.69	16.11	18.63	15.05	31,296
Multnomah / Washington	10.30	13.28	16.83	19.86	22.27	16.48	34,277
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	12.69	13.65	15.25	17.22	18.54	15.43	32,098
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	12.05	13.48	15.95	18.32	19.80	15.78	32,814
Lane	8.96	9.47	13.88	15.90	18.24	13.43	27,928
Douglas	11.81	12.77	13.88	15.22	18.03	14.15	29,422
Coos / Curry	12.26	13.00	14.25	16.24	17.75	14.54	30,252
Jackson / Josephine	10.86	12.05	13.67	15.87	18.11	14.01	29,142
Clackamas	13.55	15.29	17.44	19.67	21.71	17.51	36,417

Data Sources and Limitations

Regional Employment Projections for Medical Equipment Preparers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2008	2018	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	985	1,206	221	22.4%	22	12	34
Multnomah / Washington	432	522	90	20.8%	9	5	14
Lane	112	136	24	21.4%	2	1	4
Jackson / Josephine	99	116	17	17.2%	2	1	3
Clackamas	84	108	24	28.6%	2	1	4
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	62	76	14	22.6%	1	1	2
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	52	66	14	26.9%	1	1	2
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	47	61	14	29.8%	1	1	2
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	23	27	4	17.4%	0	0	1
Klamath / Lake	18	21	3	16.7%	0	0	1
Douglas	13	16	3	23.1%	0	0	1
Coos / Curry	12	13	1	8.3%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	10	12	2	20.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	9	10	1	11.1%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	7	8	1	14.3%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	6	7	1	16.7%	0	0	0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

Data Sources and Limitations

Industries of Employment for Medical Equipment Preparers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	985
Total, All Industries	Private	877
Retail Trade	Private	14
Health and Personal Care Stores	Private	14
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	Private	34
Rental and Leasing Services	Private	34
Consumer Goods Rental	Private	34
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	16
Scientific Research and Development Services	Private	15
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	803
Ambulatory Health Care Services	Private	311
Offices of Physicians	Private	50
Offices of Dentists	Private	143
Outpatient Care Centers	Private	100
Hospitals	Private	492
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	Private	487
Total, All Industries	Local	108
Educational Services	Local	107

Educational Requirements for Medical Equipment Preparers

Workers must have postsecondary training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Medical Equipment Preparers

Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
Apply Medical Laboratory Techniques
Apply Quality Assurance Techniques
Hand Instruments And Materials To Doctor
Inventory Supplies, Equipment Or Merchandise
Maintain Medical Diagnostic Equipment
Prepare Medical Treatment Room
Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
Set Up Patient Care Equipment
Use Basic Mathematics
Use Clinical Sterilizing Techniques

Schools and Training Providers for Medical Equipment Preparers

The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

Rapid Eye Institute 3748 74th Avenue SE Salem, OR 97317 Phone: (503) 399-1181 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Clackamas Community College 19600 Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045-8980 Phone: (503) 657-6958 x2313 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Southwestern Oregon Community College 1988 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420-2193 Phone: (541) 888-2525 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Abdill Career College, Inc. 843 E. Main Street, Suite 203 Medford, OR 97504 Phone: (541) 779-8384 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Linn-Benton Community College 6500 Pacific Blvd SW Albany, OR 97321 Phone: (541) 917-4999 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Central Oregon Community College 2600 NW College Way Bend, OR 97701 Phone: (541) 383-7500 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Everest College-Portland 425 SW Washington Portland, OR 97204-2296 Phone: (503) 222-3225 Programs of Training: Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other
Anthem College 4145 SW Watson Ave #300 Beaverton, OR 97005 Phone: (503) 646-6000 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Concorde Career Institute 1425 NE Irving Street, Bldg 300 Portland, OR 97232 Phone: (503) 281-4181 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Pioneer Pacific College 27501 SW Parkway Ave Wilsonville, OR 97070-9296 Phone: (503) 682-3903 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Umpqua Community College 1140 College Rd. Roseburg, OR 97470-0226 Phone: (541) 440-4600 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Heald College-LLC-Portland 6035 NE 78th Ct Portland, OR 97218-2852 Phone: (503) 505-5492 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Carrington College 2004 Lloyd Center, 3rd Floor Portland, OR 97232-1309 Phone: (503) 761-6100 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Valley Medical College, Inc. 4707 Silverton Rd NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 363-9001 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Lane Community College 4000 E 30th Ave Eugene, OR 97405-0640 Phone: (541) 463-3000 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Clatsop Community College 1653 Jerome Ave Astoria, OR 97103 Phone: (503) 325-0910 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Portland Community College 12000 SW 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97219-7132 Phone: (503) 244-6111 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant	Columbia Gorge Community College 400 E Scenic Dr The Dalles, OR 97058 Phone: (541) 506-6000 Programs of Training: Medical/Clinical Assistant

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Medical Equipment Preparers

These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Medical Equipment Preparers matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap

Main Menu

Data Tools