Orthotist and Prosthetist

Education and Training: Bachelor's degree

Salary: Median—$59,540 per year

Employment Outlook: Good

Definition and Nature of the Work

Orthotists and prosthetists help patients use damaged parts of their bodies or replace parts that patients have lost to accidents or illnesses. Orthotists fit braces to help support parts of the body or to correct malformations. Prosthetists fit artificial limbs.

Working with doctors' prescriptions, orthotists and prosthetists carefully measure their patients and design braces or artificial limbs that suit the patients' specific needs. Braces and artificial limbs are …