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Medical Appliance Technicians
Designs and fits artificial limbs and braces.
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Orthotists and prosthetists evaluate patients, then design, fit and adjust braces and artificial limbs so people can move and live more fully. The work mixes health care, engineering and hands-on craft.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Welding and Metal Fabrication · Career and Technical
Builds how things are made, which this job uses.
- Algebra I · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Physics · Science
Builds math, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Ceramics · Arts
Builds design and technical drawing, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Medical Appliance Technicians on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.