SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202432142
Prosthetic/Orthotic technician
Prosthetic/Orthotic technician designs, creates, fits and repairs support instruments, such as braces, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances. He/she determines the most suitable material and tools to use to build the prosthetic limb or medical appliance with the aid of digital imaging techniques, computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Prosthetic/Orthotic technician designs, creates, fits and repairs support instruments, such as braces, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances. He/she determines the most suitable material and tools to use to build the prosthetic limb or medical appliance with the aid of digital imaging techniques, computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Artificial limb maker • Bracer maker (orthopaedic) • Surgical appliance maker
Elsewhere
• Medical device assembler, see 73113
Hierarchy context
Major group
3 ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANSSub-major
32 HEALTH ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALSMinor group
321 MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICIANSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 32142 — Prosthetic/Orthotic technician
ISCO-08
- 3214 — Medical and dental prosthetic technicians
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.