How to become a medical device assembler or repairer

Official title: Medical device assembler/repairer

Also called: Dental instrument maker and repairer, Hearing aid mechanic, Medical device assembler, Medical device repairer, Surgical instrument maker and repairer, Ÿ Dental instrument maker and repairer, Ÿ Hearing aid mechanic, Ÿ Surgical instrument maker and repairer

Medical device assembler/repairer tests, adjusts, or repairs biomedical or electromedical equipment.

Main tasks

• Testing accuracy of meters, gauges, indicators, or other recording or controlling instruments to locate defective components and for conformance to standards
• Calibrating instruments or scales, using hand tools, computer or electronic devices
• Inspecting components, connections, and drive mechanisms to detect defects

Ways in

• Polytechnic or ITE: Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Medical Biotechnology (Temasek Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $44,568 a year. The middle half earn $33,492 to $60,912 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a medical device assembler or repairer?

Ways in include: Polytechnic diploma.

How much does a medical device assembler or repairer earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $44,568 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $33,492 to $60,912.

Will AI change the work of a medical device assembler or repairer?

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

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026