How do they match: Medical Appliance Technicians

  • Medical Appliance Technicians

  • Airframe and Powerplant Technician
  • Arch Support Technician
  • Fabrication Technician
  • Hearing Aid Repair Technician
  • Lab Technician
  • O and P Technician
  • Orthopaedic Technician
  • Orthopedic Technician
  • Orthotic Technician
  • Orthotic Fabricator Technician
  • Orthotic Finish Grinding Technician
  • Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
  • Orthotics Technician
  • Prosthetic Technician
  • Prosthetic Lab Technician
  • Prosthetics Technician
  • Prosthetics Fabrication Technician
  • Prosthetics Lab Technician
  • Registered Prosthetic Orthotic Technician
  • Restoration Technician

  • Construct or receive casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs for use as cutting and fabrication patterns.
  • Fit appliances onto patients, and make any necessary adjustments.
  • Instruct patients in use of prosthetic or orthotic devices.
  • Mix pigments to match patients' skin coloring, according to formulas, and apply mixtures to orthotic or prosthetic devices.
  • Take patients' body or limb measurements for use in device construction.

  • Cast molds of patient anatomies to create medical or dental devices.
  • Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.