What does ABCs 2009 Practice Analysis reveal about todays technicians?
Fifty-seven percent answered from the prosthetics perspective, 43 percent from the orthotics perspective. • Average years of experience: 14.5. • Primary work setting: Almost one-third work in a publicly owned multi-facility orthotics or prosthetics practice; almost 20 percent in a hospital-based practice; nearly 16 percent in a privately owned single practice; and about 11 percent in a privately owned multi-facility practice. • Employment: More than 80 percent are employed by a single or multi-facility practice; 6 percent are employed by a central-fabrication company; about 6 percent are practice owners; and another 6 percent are employed by a central fabrication company. • Educational level: High school/GED with O/P certificate, 35 percent; high school/GED alone, 17 percent; associate degree, 11 percent; high school/GED and O/P short-term courses, 9 percent. • Race/Ethnicity, Gender: Respondents were predominantly Caucasian/white (86 percent) and male (91 percent).
