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Medical Equipment Preparers in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Medical Equipment Preparer?

20.5% Jobs Projection
$32,030 Median Salary
500 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Equipment Preparers in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Medical Equipment Preparers in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Medical Equipment Preparers in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Equipment Preparers Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 3,210 people working as Medical Equipment Preparers in the year 2018.

There were 3,000 Medical Equipment Preparers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 600 Medical Equipment Preparers working in it, which means Texas has more Medical Equipment Preparers than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Medical Equipment Preparers in this state are growing at a rate of 20.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.1%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 500 annual job openings, and 3,880 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Medical Equipment Preparers ranged from $22,350 to $48,190 with $32,030 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.75 to $23.17. The median hourly rate was $15.4.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.29 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.11.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,260 $34,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 580 $33,430
Austin-Round Rock, TX 290 $29,800
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 210 $30,430
Tyler, TX 100 $25,480
College Station-Bryan, TX 80 $27,520
Lubbock, TX 80 $25,450
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 60 $26,530
El Paso, TX 40 $30,980
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 40 $31,600
Wichita Falls, TX 30 $28,860

Top States for Medical Equipment Preparers Employment

View the list below to see 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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