The median annual wage for orthotists and prosthetists was $64,430 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,160, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $107,550.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for orthotists and prosthetists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
$69,150
Health and personal care stores
66,410
Federal government, excluding postal service
66,150
Ambulatory healthcare services
61,410
Hospitals; state, local, and private
54,910
The wages for orthotists and prosthetists vary substantially depending on the industries they work in.
Most orthotists and prosthetists work full time.
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Median annual wages, May 2015
Orthotists and prosthetists
$64,430
Health technologists and technicians
$42,190
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
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