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What orthotists and prosthetists make
Median
$58,000
Lower end
$44,000
Upper end
$83,000
Job Bank's national median is $28 an hour, about $58,000 a year at 40 hours a week, with a low of $21 and a high of $40. That page pools this job with other health technicians. BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) gives higher figures for this career: residents can earn $60,000 to $70,000 a year, and certified prosthetists and orthotists $70,000 to $110,000, depending on location, experience and responsibilities.