Endoscopy Technicians

Maintain a sterile field to provide support for physicians and nurses during endoscopy procedures. Prepare and maintain instruments and equipment. May obtain specimens.

Most important skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Social Perceptiveness
Writing
Speaking
Active Learning
Monitoring

Key knowledge

English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Medicine and Dentistry
Education and Training
Computers and Electronics
Production and Processing
Administration and Management
Biology

What the work involves

Clean, disinfect, or calibrate scopes or other endoscopic instruments according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards.
Maintain inventories of endoscopic equipment and supplies.
Perform safety checks to verify proper equipment functioning.
Prepare suites or rooms according to endoscopic procedure requirements.
Maintain or repair endoscopic equipment.
Position or transport patients in accordance with instructions from medical personnel.
Assist physicians or registered nurses in the conduct of endoscopic procedures.
Attend in-service training to validate or refresh basic professional skills.

Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Investigative.

Qualifications and licensing

Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (53.9% of respondents)
Related experience: None (50%)
On-the-job training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (53.9%)
Preparation level: O*NET job zone 2: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Licensing: Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.

Check before planning

Licensing for Endoscopy Technicians is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Projection education uses SOC 31-9099 (detailed_parent); it may describe a broader group.

Limits

Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0

Work environment

How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).

Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.

Rankings compare typical U.S. occupation-level work conditions; individual jobs and employers vary. Data: O*NET 31.0 Work Context and BLS wages (May 2025).
Condition	Level	Compared with other occupations	Most common answer (O*NET survey)
Contact with others	High	Higher on contact with others than 79% of occupations compared	73% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others”
Dealing with the public	Moderate	Higher on dealing with the public than 52% of occupations compared	35% of surveyed respondents chose “Very important”
Teamwork	Very high	Higher on teamwork than 83% of occupations compared	75% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important”
Freedom to make decisions	Very low	Lower on freedom to make decisions than 83% of occupations compared	54% of surveyed respondents chose “Some freedom”
Time pressure	Low	Lower on time pressure than 61% of occupations compared	50% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day”
Conflict situations	Low	Lower on conflict situations than 69% of occupations compared	50% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month”
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people	High	Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 61% of occupations compared	36% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month”
Consequence of error	Very high	Higher on consequence of error than 87% of occupations compared	50% of surveyed respondents chose “Very serious”

Work-pressure profile

Time pressure: low
Conflict situations: low
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: high
Consequence of error: very high

Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.

Full answer distributions