Healthcare Practitioners
Prosthetists & Orthotists
SOC 29-2091
Design and fit artificial limbs and orthotic supports for patients.
The job
Median pay
$81k
$61k to $100k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+13% projected
Openings a year
700
BLS projection
Typical education
Master's plus cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
17/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
34th pct
More exposed than 34% of occupations · modeled estimate · 12th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
70/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,050 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $92k |
| Florida | 550 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $81k |
| Texas | 500 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $77k |
| Pennsylvania | 430 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $81k |
| Ohio | 390 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $65k |
| Massachusetts | 350 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $90k |
| Virginia | 340 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $93k |
| New York | 300 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $90k |
| Michigan | 282 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $76k~ |
| North Carolina | 260 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $82k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 250 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $78k |
| Tennessee | 250 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $65k |
| Washington | 250 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $105k |
| Illinois | 240 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $89k |
| New Jersey | 240 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $119k |
| South Carolina | 230 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $80k |
| Washington DC | 170 | 0.2 | 4.0× | $44k |
| Colorado | 148 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $77k~ |
| Wisconsin | 140 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $90k |
| New Hampshire | 130 | 0.2 | 3.1× | $70k |
| Indiana | 120 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $66k |
| Oregon | 120 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $94k |
| Connecticut | 113 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $77k~ |
| Georgia | 110 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $76k |
| Nebraska | 110 | 0.1 | 1.8× | $61k |
| Alabama | 100 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $76k |
| Louisiana | 100 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $75k |
| Nevada | 100 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $80k |
| Kansas | 93 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $74k~ |
| Iowa | 90 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $87k |
| Maryland | 90 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $95k |
| Minnesota | 90 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $76k |
| Kentucky | 80 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $65k |
| Oklahoma | 80 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $84k |
| Arizona | 70 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $67k |
| New Mexico | 70 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $63k |
| Utah | 70 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $97k |
| West Virginia | 70 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $81k |
| Maine | 60 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $81k |
| Mississippi | 60 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $81k |
| Idaho | 49 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $79k~ |
| Arkansas | 40 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $79k |
| North Dakota | 40 | 0.1 | 1.5× | $63k |
| South Dakota | 40 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $81k |
| Delaware | 35 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $91k~ |
| Hawaii | 34 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $99k~ |
| Rhode Island | 32 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $93k~ |
| Montana | 31 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $77k~ |
| Alaska | 21 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $99k~ |
| Vermont | 21 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $82k~ |
| Wyoming | 14 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $78k~ |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ320 jobs · $108k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA280 jobs · $103k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV250 jobs · $83k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH220 jobs · $90k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD200 jobs · $94k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA170 jobs · $92k median
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL160 jobs · $81k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN150 jobs · $91k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Prosthetists & Orthotists interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.