Growing medical equipment inventories and increasing technical complexity are demanding more than ever from the clinical engineering teams responsible for maintaining clinical assets. Simultaneously, a shrinking talent pool of biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs) could lead to large staffing shortages in the coming years.

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) surveyed more than 1,400 healthcare technology management (HTM) professionals in 2022 and found 60% of respondents were over the age of 45, and more than 6% of respondents were past retirement age. By 2032, there will be a need for more than 75,000 BMETs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. AAMI also found work-life balance and workplace environment are the top three retention priorities for HTM professionals. 

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