Orthotists and Prosthetists
Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.
- O*NET-SOC code
29-2091.00 - Preparation Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$81,110
Employment, U.S.9,390
Median hourly wage$38.99
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $46,350 | $61,290 | $81,110 | $99,990 | $119,810 |
By state (44)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 100 | $76,400 | 0.81 |
| Arizona | 70 | $67,350 | 0.37 |
| Arkansas | 40 | $78,850 | 0.52 |
| California | 1,050 | $91,820 | 0.95 |
| Colorado | $76,720 | ||
| Connecticut | $77,030 | ||
| District of Columbia | 170 | $44,080 | 4.05 |
| Florida | 550 | $81,370 | 0.92 |
| Georgia | 110 | $75,920 | 0.36 |
| Illinois | 240 | $89,180 | 0.66 |
| Indiana | 120 | $66,180 | 0.64 |
| Iowa | 90 | $87,300 | 0.99 |
| Kansas | $74,030 | ||
| Kentucky | 80 | $64,730 | 0.69 |
| Louisiana | 100 | $75,460 | 0.89 |
| Maine | 60 | $81,230 | 1.60 |
| Maryland | 90 | $95,030 | 0.53 |
| Massachusetts | 350 | $89,860 | 1.59 |
| Michigan | $75,810 | ||
| Minnesota | 90 | $75,530 | 0.52 |
| Mississippi | 60 | $80,500 | 0.86 |
| Missouri | 250 | $78,100 | 1.43 |
| Nebraska | 110 | $61,290 | 1.84 |
| Nevada | 100 | $80,390 | 1.08 |
| New Hampshire | 130 | $70,400 | 3.24 |
| New Jersey | 240 | $118,950 | 0.93 |
| New Mexico | 70 | $62,970 | 1.32 |
| New York | 300 | $89,610 | 0.51 |
| North Carolina | 260 | $82,190 | 0.88 |
| North Dakota | 40 | $62,570 | 1.35 |
| Ohio | 390 | $64,870 | 1.16 |
| Oklahoma | 80 | $83,780 | 0.75 |
| Oregon | 120 | $93,790 | 0.98 |
| Pennsylvania | 430 | $81,460 | 1.18 |
| Rhode Island | $93,350 | ||
| South Carolina | 230 | $79,990 | 1.63 |
| South Dakota | 40 | $80,760 | 1.45 |
| Tennessee | 250 | $65,170 | 1.24 |
| Texas | 500 | $77,220 | 0.59 |
| Utah | 70 | $96,530 | 0.65 |
| Virginia | 340 | $92,930 | 1.35 |
| Washington | 250 | $105,240 | 1.15 |
| West Virginia | 70 | $80,860 | 1.55 |
| Wisconsin | 140 | $89,710 | 0.79 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Respiratory Therapists | 3 | 0.951 |
| 2 | Audiologists | 5 | 0.949 |
| 3 | Podiatrists | 5 | 0.946 |
| 4 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 4 | 0.946 |
| 5 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 5 | 0.944 |
| 6 | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | 3 | 0.943 |
| 7 | Nurse Anesthetists | 5 | 0.941 |
| 8 | Orthodontists | 5 | 0.941 |
| 9 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 3 | 0.941 |
| 10 | Optometrists | 5 | 0.940 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Orthotists and Prosthetists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podiatrists | Reading Comprehension | 0.87 | 0.946 |
| Orthodontists | Time Management | 1.00 | 0.941 |
| Radiation Therapists | Operation and Control | 1.12 | 0.933 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians | Time Management | 1.00 | 0.933 |
| Facilities Managers | Management of Personnel Resources | 0.87 | 0.933 |
| Veterinarians | Science | 0.87 | 0.929 |
| Validation Engineers | Science | 1.13 | 0.927 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Systems Evaluation | 0.76 | 0.927 |
| Industrial Engineers | Systems Evaluation | 0.76 | 0.923 |
| Acute Care Nurses | Instructing | 0.87 | 0.921 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Orthotists and Prosthetists, excluding software Orthotists and Prosthetists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| eClinicalWorks EHR software | 6 of 20 | 5.8x |
| MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR | 3 of 20 | 17.3x |
| Electronic medical record EMR software | 3 of 20 | 4.3x |
| MEDITECH software | 4 of 20 | 2.4x |
| Epic Systems | 3 of 20 | 2.2x |
| Scheduling software | 3 of 20 | 2.0x |
| Database software | 5 of 20 | 1.4x |
| Microsoft Office software | 15 of 20 | 0.8x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.25 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.88 | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.38 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.57 | 5.57 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4.30 | 4.62 |
| Design | 3.95 | 4.76 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 3.95 | 4.71 |
| English Language | 3.86 | 4.29 |
| Psychology | 3.85 | 4.95 |
| Mechanical | 3.81 | 4.90 |
| Education and Training | 3.80 | 4.71 |
| Production and Processing | 3.75 | 4.43 |
| Administration and Management | 3.67 | 4.29 |
| Engineering and Technology | 3.62 | 4.62 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.52 | 4.14 |
| Physics | 3.52 | 4.05 |
| Administrative | 3.50 | 4.19 |
| Biology | 3.20 | 3.57 |
| Mathematics | 3.10 | 4.00 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.90 | 4.05 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.86 | 2.81 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.74 | 3.29 |
| Chemistry | 2.71 | 3.33 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.71 | 2.57 |
| Telecommunications | 2.60 | 2.10 |
| Communications and Media | 2.52 | 2.67 |
| Law and Government | 2.48 | 2.85 |
| Building and Construction | 2.35 | 2.67 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.19 | 2.52 |
| Foreign Language | 2.10 | 1.76 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.81 | 1.62 |
| Transportation | 1.71 | 1.05 |
| Geography | 1.57 | 1.24 |
| History and Archeology | 1.29 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.19 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.10 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Oral Expression | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Near Vision | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Written Expression | 3.88 | 4.38 |
| Visualization | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.38 | 4.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Originality | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Selective Attention | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Control Precision | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Far Vision | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Time Sharing | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Number Facility | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Depth Perception | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Static Strength | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Memorization | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Reaction Time | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Stamina | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Response Orientation | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Rate Control | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Night Vision | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Sound Localization | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Autodesk AutoCAD hot
- Intuit QuickBooks hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Alibre Design
- American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association CodingPro
- Artsco OrthoPro Complete
- Computer graphics software
- Email software
- Futura International O.P.S.
- Gait analysis software
- Gez Bowman THE O&P HUB
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Infinity CAD Systems AutoSculpt
- MedEvolve eCeno
- MedePresence
- OPIE Practice Management Suite
- Ohio Willow Wood OMEGA Tracer System
- Patient management software
- Polhemus FastSCAN
- Seattle Systems Shapemaker
- Vorum Research Corporation CANFIT-PLUS
- Web browser software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 160 | 1.83 | $81,260 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 110 | 1.70 | $70,770 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 110 | 1.69 | $62,970 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 170 | 1.60 | $91,820 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 110 | 1.46 | $106,990 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 110 | 1.36 | $83,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 220 | 1.33 | $90,160 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 250 | 1.32 | $82,830 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 200 | 1.17 | $93,600 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 130 | 1.06 | $105,420 |