How do they match: Medical Appliance Technicians

  • Prosthetic Lab Technician
  • Prosthetic Technician
  • Prosthetics Fabrication Technician
  • Prosthetics Lab Technician
  • Prosthetics Technician
  • Prosthetist
  • Certified Prosthetist
  • Orthotic / Prosthetic Lab Supervisor
  • Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
  • Registered Prosthetic Orthotic Technician

  • Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.

  • Drill and tap holes for rivets, and glue, weld, bolt, or rivet parts together to form prosthetic or orthotic devices.
  • Instruct patients in use of prosthetic or orthotic devices.
  • Make orthotic or prosthetic devices, using materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather, and hand or power tools.
  • Mix pigments to match patients' skin coloring, according to formulas, and apply mixtures to orthotic or prosthetic devices.