Occupation 3213 · Associate professional occupations
Medical and dental technicians operate, calibrate and maintain cardiographic and encephalographic testing equipment, assist in the conduct of post mortems, give simple dental treatments, fit artificial limbs and hearing aids, and undertake a wide range of related medical and dental tasks.
Entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades, BTEC/SQA awards, an Intermediate GNVQ/GSVQ level II or A levels/H grades. Training may last up to five years depending upon the field and method of study. Professional qualifications and NVQs/SVQs at level 3 are available in some areas.
Cardiographer · Dental hygienist · Dental technician · Medical technical officer · Ocularist · Orthopaedic technician · Radiography assistant practitioner
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 34,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 36,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 38,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 40,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 3,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 5,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 2,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 4,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 2,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 7,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 3213 : Medical and dental technicians | None | 5,700.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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