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Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes & Career Options

Outcomes & Career Options

Orthotists design, make, and fit adaptive orthopedic braces, which are used to support weakened or defective body parts, such as the neck, back, and limbs. Prothetists design, make, and fit prostheses, which are artificial limbs or facial parts. These are used to replace body parts lost by injury or missing from birth. Professionals with this expertise are able to give new life and mobility to patients across the globe. Many of our Orthotics and Prosthetics pre-health students go on to further study at Loma Linda University, and become engaged in many aspects of national and international service. 

Educational Qualifications

Conceived within the Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP), this program requires 96 quarter hours of prerequisite course work followed by 10 quarters if Master of Science courses. Upon completion, the graduate will be eligible to apply for a National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) accredited residency. Upon completion of the residency, the student will be eligible to sit for the American Board of Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) exams.

Job Outlook

 


15% Job Market Growth

$78,100 Median Salary

 

Entering Salary

The median annual wage for orthotists and prosthetists was $78,100 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $42,020, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $117,250.

In May 2023, the median annual wages for orthotists and prosthetists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

  • Federal government, excluding postal service $83,400
  • Ambulatory healthcare services $82,010
  • Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing $80,660
  • Health and personal care retailers $68,820
  • Hospitals; state, local, and private $66,510

Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Orthotists and Prosthetists, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/orthotists-and-prosthetists.htm (visited April 17, 2024).

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