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Program Codes
10295
Employment Percentage
36.36363636
SOC ID
29-2091
SOC Title
Orthotists and Prosthetists
ONET ID
29-2091.00
ONET Concat ID
29209100
Median Salary
81925.13
EMSI Interest Area Term
Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Ed Level High School
0
Ed Level Certificate
4.35
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
0
Ed Level Bachelors
34.779999
Ed Level Masters
60.869999
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Master's or Professional degree
Career Description
Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.
Core Tasks
  • Maintain patients' records.
  • Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
  • Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
  • Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses and prostheses.
  • Design orthopedic and prosthetic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions and examination and measurement of patients.
  • Select materials and components to be used, based on device design.
  • Construct and fabricate appliances, or supervise others constructing the appliances.
  • Make and modify plaster casts of areas to be fitted with prostheses or orthoses to guide the device construction process.
  • Repair, rebuild, and modify prosthetic and orthopedic appliances.
  • Train and supervise support staff, such as orthopedic and prosthetic assistants and technicians.
  • Update skills and knowledge by attending conferences and seminars.
  • Confer with physicians to formulate specifications and prescriptions for orthopedic or prosthetic devices.
  • Show and explain orthopedic and prosthetic appliances to healthcare workers.
  • Research new ways to construct and use orthopedic and prosthetic devices.
Start Annual Earnings
42586.33
Top Annual Earnings
197007.35
EMSI Career Title Slug
orthotist-and-prosthetist