How do they match: Medical Appliance Technicians

  • Airframe and Powerplant Technician
  • O and P Technician
  • Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician

  • Construct or receive casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs for use as cutting and fabrication patterns.
  • Cover or pad metal or plastic structures or devices, using coverings such as rubber, leather, felt, plastic, or fiberglass.
  • Make orthotic or prosthetic devices, using materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather, and hand or power tools.
  • Test medical supportive devices for proper alignment, movement, or biomechanical stability, using meters and alignment fixtures.

  • Cast molds of patient anatomies to create medical or dental devices.