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Electro-mechanical apparatus assembly workers

How to become a Medical Imaging Equipment Assembler

Also called: Medical electronic equipment assembler, X-ray equipment assembler, Ultrasound scanner assembler, Laser processing equipment assembler

Assembles, tests and adjusts medical imaging equipment such as diagnostic X-ray machines, CT scanners, MRI scanners and ultrasound scanners.

Main tasks

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How to become one

No particular education or qualification is required to start, but many people join after finishing a technical high school, a senmon gakko (vocational college) in electrical, electronic, mechanical or information subjects, or a university. Many companies hire new graduates on a planned basis. Recruitment is generally through schools and Hello Work (public employment service). There is also mid-career recruitment, through Hello Work and job advertisements. In workplaces that handle radiation, the national qualifications of X-ray work chief or second-class radiation protection supervisor are needed, but people usually get the chance to sit these after in-house training once they have joined. With these qualifications you can also work in installation and maintenance in hospitals and clinics. Each workplace provides training after you join. Medical equipment ranges from portable devices such as ultrasound scanners to large machines such as MRI scanners and particle therapy systems, and assembly work ranges from simple tasks to work needing advanced skills. As well as basic engineering knowledge, you need knowledge of the standards (international, Japanese and industry) that apply to different medical devices.

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How do I become a Medical Imaging Equipment Assembler?

No particular education or qualification is required to start, but many people join after finishing a technical high school, a senmon gakko (vocational college) in electrical, electronic, mechanical or information subjects, or a university. Many companies hire new graduates on a planned basis. Recruitment is generally through schools and Hello Work (public employment service). There is also mid-career recruitment, through Hello Work and job advertisements. In workplaces that handle radiation, the national qualifications of X-ray work chief or second-class radiation protection supervisor are needed, but people usually get the chance to sit these after in-house training once they have joined. With these qualifications you can also work in installation and maintenance in hospitals and clinics. Each workplace provides training after you join. Medical equipment ranges from portable devices such as ultrasound scanners to large machines such as MRI scanners and particle therapy systems, and assembly work ranges from simple tasks to work needing advanced skills. As well as basic engineering knowledge, you need knowledge of the standards (international, Japanese and industry) that apply to different medical devices.

How much does a Medical Imaging Equipment Assembler earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥4,460,800 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Electro-mechanical apparatus assembly workers, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Medical Imaging Equipment Assembler?

Usually not. In this job's census occupation group, only 15% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of a Medical Imaging Equipment Assembler?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

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独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 簡易版数値系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_numeric_7_00.xlsx）ver.7.00 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

Sources: JILPT Occupational Information Database download data via job tag (解説系 ver.7.01 and 簡易版数値系 ver.7.00, downloaded 4 October 2026), processed by Peernovo; MHLW, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025; Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020 Population Census; MEXT, School Basic Survey 2025; MHLW, Employment Referrals for General Workers (Hello Work statistics). Figures processed by Peernovo. English job names, translations and the matching of jobs to statistical groups, schools and degree fields by Peernovo.

Updated 4 October 2026