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Medical Appliance Technicians Salary in Riverside, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Medical Appliance Technicians in Riverside, CA have a median annual salary of $55,560, with 100 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $38,540 at the 10th percentile to $72,730 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$55,560

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$26.71

Employment

100

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$38,540
10th
$44,530
25th
$55,560
Median
$61,950
75th
$72,730
90th

Local compared with national

Riverside, CA

$55,560

Median annual · 2025

United States

$48,030

Median annual · 2025

The Riverside, CA median is 15.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $7,530).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.6
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 3.6
  6. 6.TroubleshootingImportance 3.4
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.3
  10. 10.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Footmaxx Metascan software
  • Gait analysis software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Ohio Willow Wood OMEGA Tracer System
  • Orthotic fabrication software
  • Seattle Systems Shapemaker
  • SoftSource CADview
  • Vorum Research Corporation CANFIT-PLUS

Common tasks

  • Test medical supportive devices for proper alignment, movement, or biomechanical stability, using meters and alignment fixtures.
  • Repair, modify, or maintain medical supportive devices, such as artificial limbs, braces, or surgical supports, according to specifications.
  • Polish artificial limbs, braces, or supports, using grinding and buffing wheels.
  • Construct or receive casts or impressions of patients' torsos or limbs for use as cutting and fabrication patterns.
  • Read prescriptions or specifications to determine the type of product or device to be fabricated and the materials and tools required.
  • Make orthotic or prosthetic devices, using materials such as thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather, and hand or power tools.
  • Bend, form, and shape fabric or material to conform to prescribed contours of structural components.
  • Drill and tap holes for rivets, and glue, weld, bolt, or rivet parts together to form prosthetic or orthotic devices.
  • Lay out and mark dimensions of parts, using templates and precision measuring instruments.
  • Cover or pad metal or plastic structures or devices, using coverings such as rubber, leather, felt, plastic, or fiberglass.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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