Description
Equipment and devices used in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of medical issues. Medical devices cover a wide range of products, ranging from syringes and protheses to MRI machinery and hearing aids.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 4 occupations
- Optional in 7 occupations
- Total: 11 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Paramedic in emergency responsesParamedics in emergency responses provide emergency care to sick, injured, and vulnerable persons in emergency medical situations, before and during transport to a medical facility…
- Medical device engineerMedical device engineers design and develop medical-technical systems, installations, and equipment such as pacemakers, MRI scanners, and X-ray machines. They monitor the whole man…
- Medical device assemblerMedical device assemblers manufacture instruments, machines and appliances that can be used to prevent, diagnose or treat medical conditions. Medical devices can be non-electrical,…
- Medical device engineering technicianMedical device engineering technicians collaborate with medical device engineers in the design, development and production of medical-technical systems, installations, and equipmen…
Optional for
- Biotechnical technicianBiotechnical technicians perform technological work in assistance of scientists. They work in laboratory settings where they help scientists to research, develop and test forms of …
- Dental instrument assemblerDental instrument assemblers assemble various dental instruments, such as drills, lasers, probes, mirrors, and dental imaging devices. They use various machinery, hand tools, chemi…
- Production supervisorA production supervisor plays a vital role in overseeing the operations and activities within a manufacturing or production facility. They are responsible for coordinating and mana…
- Injection moulding operatorInjection moulding operators operate and monitor injection moulding machines, in order to cast products from thermoplastic materials. They regulate the temperature, pressure, and v…
- Consumer goods inspectorConsumer goods inspectors evaluate assembled parts of consumer goods and products for compliance with specifications and defects in-line with clients' requirements and organisation…
- PharmacistPharmacists prepare, dispense, and provide prescriptions for, over the counter medication. They offer clinical information on medicines, report suspected adverse reactions, and&nbs…
- Specialist pharmacistSpecialist pharmacists provide specialist services for companies in the pharmacy industry and in hospital pharmacies. The role of the specialist pharmacist varies throug…