Tag: Repair tech
ATP Gateway allows repair techs to explore new career
June 13, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – U.S. Rehab added a new ATP Gateway program to the back end of its recent live tech training event in Dallas, giving 15 repair techs the opportunity to learn more about becoming assistive technology professionals.
The program, which will also be part of upcoming tech training in Columbus in September, Charlotte in October, and Salt Lake City in November, is U.S. Rehab’s latest effort to increase the funnel of ATPs entering the market by leveraging the repair tech...
Repair techs rank high on job list
February 13, 2015Tracy Orzel
YARMOUTH, Maine - When provider Calvin Fuller heard that TIME.com recently named medical equipment repairer as one of “the 5 best jobs you've never heard of,” he wasn't surprised.“It's definitely a job that a lot more people could do if they knew about it,” said Fuller, a senior technician at Addison, Texas-based Repair Express.Medical equipment repairers who work on hospital beds and electric wheelchairs can typically learn on the job and earn, on average, $44,000 a year,...