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Want to work in New Jersey as a Medical Equipment Preparer? Read this first!

11.7% Jobs Projection
$38,680 Median Salary
430 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Medical Equipment Preparers Work in New Jersey?

There were approximately 2,810 workers employed as Medical Equipment Preparers in this state in 2018.

There were 2,860 Medical Equipment Preparers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Medical Equipment Preparers in this state are growing at a rate of 11.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.1%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 430 annual Medical Equipment Preparers job openings in New Jersey, and 3,440 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,600 annual jobs and 60,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Equipment Preparers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Medical Equipment Preparers ranged from $25,860 to $52,620 with $38,680 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.43 to $25.3. The median hourly rate was $18.59.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.26 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.33.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,690 $43,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,300 $37,440
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 150 $31,820
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 120 $42,920
Trenton, NJ 90 $41,090

Top States for Medical Equipment Preparers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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