Your profession: Orthopaedic technician (m/f)
Professional activities
Orthopaedic technicians supply patients with orthopaedic devices. They produce, for example, artificial limbs, braces and bandages. They also assemble crutches wheelchairs and adapt aids.
Fields of work
Orthopaedic technicians are employed
- at orthopaedic and rehabilitation centres and by medical suppliers
- at a hospital or at home
Regulation
This profession is not regulated in Germany.
The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).