Medical Equipment Preparers
SOC Code: 31-9093
Medical Equipment Preparerss operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 75.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 75.8 — High
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Median Salary
$46,490
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Job Growth
10.0%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Critical Thinking
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Monitoring
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Active Listening
- •Troubleshooting
- •Speaking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Time Management
Common Tasks
- ✓Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
- ✓Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
- ✓Record sterilizer test results.
- ✓Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
- ✓Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation