Other medical technologists and technicians

NOC

32129

Include dietary technicians, ocularists, prosthetists, orthotists, prosthetic technicians and orthotic technicians.

Full NOC Description

Other medical technologists and technicians includes medical technologists and technicians, such as dietary technicians, ocularists, prosthetists, orthotists, prosthetic technicians and orthotic technicians. Dietary technicians are employed in health care and commercial food service establishments such as hospitals, extended care facilities, nursing homes, schools, cafeterias and fast food outlets. Ocularists are employed in custom ocular prosthetic laboratories, or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Dietary technicians

Assist dietitians or nutritionists to plan and supervise food service operations

Plan menus and diet for individuals or groups under the direction of a dietitian or nutritionist

Assist in the supervision of personnel who prepare and serve food

Help patients select menu items

Assist dietitians with research in food, nutrition and food service systems.

Ocularists

Design, fabricate and fit ocular prostheses and conformers, and may design and fabricate implants

Paint the iris and pupil of artificial eyes

Clean and restore ocular prostheses

Advise patients concerning the loss of depth perception and the care and use of ocular prostheses

Repair and maintain fabrication and laboratory equipment

Consult with ophthalmologists concerning insertion of ocular prostheses.

Prosthetists and orthotists

Design, fabricate and fit prosthetic and orthotic appliances such as artificial limbs, braces or supports

Interpret physicians' specifications and examine and measure patients to develop working sketches of appliances

Make and modify plaster casts of areas to receive prostheses or orthoses

Fit, adjust and repair appliances

Advise patients in the use and care of prostheses and orthoses

Supervise and direct the activities of prosthetic and orthotic technicians.

Prosthetic and orthotic technicians

Assemble or build prosthetic and orthotic appliances according to drawings, measurements and plaster casts using a variety of materials such as metals, plastics and leathers

Repair, rebuild and modify prosthetic and orthotic appliances or orthopaedic footwear

May take the body or limb measurements of patients.

Also Known As

dietary technician
food and nutrition technician - dietetics
ocularist
ocularist technician
orthotic technician

orthotist

prosthetic technician

prosthetist

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Dietary technicians require completion of a two- to three-year college program in dietary technology and supervised practical training.

Ocularists require completion of the education program of the American Society of Ocularists and supervised practical training or a five-year supervised practical training program under a certified ocularist.

Certification by the National Examining Board of Ocularists is usually required.

Prosthetists and orthotists require a two-year college program in prosthetics and orthotics technology and three years of supervised practical training.

Certification by the Canadian Board of Certification of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CBCPO) may be required.

Prosthetic and orthotic technicians usually require a two- to three- year college program in prosthetics and orthotics and one to two years of supervised practical training or completion of secondary school and up to four years of supervised practical training under a certified prosthetist or orthotist.

Registration with the Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO) may be required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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42.9%

Female

57.1%

Male

Employment by age

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15-24

21.4%

25-34

28.6%

35-44

14.3%

45-54

35.7%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

0.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

42.9%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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57.1%

Health care and social assistance

21.4%

Manufacturing

N/A

21.4%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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Northeast

35.70%

Southeast

42.90%

Southwest

N/A

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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Northeast

N/A

Southeast

$56,000

Southwest

N/A

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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