How to hire a central service technician

How to hire a central service technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step central service technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a central service technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new central service technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your central service technician job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a central service technician for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a central service technician to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a central service technician that fits the bill.

   This list presents central service technician salaries for various positions.

   Type of Central Service Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Central Service Technician	Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles and machinery used in construction, farming, rail transportation, and other industries.	$12-21
   Technician	Technicians are skilled professionals who primarily work with technology in different industries. They are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of the various items they work with... Show more	$11-27
   Sterile Processing Technician	A sterile processing technician is responsible for performing the sterilization process and decontamination for all laboratory equipment and medical equipment to avoid the spread of infections, especially on medical procedures and critical laboratory tests. Sterile processing technicians follow a strict process of sterilizing equipment, including replacing defective tools, and proper waste procedures of disposable items... Show more	$13-24

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Sterile Processing
   • Customer Service
   • Instrument Trays
   • Sterilizers
   • Surgery
   • Medical Terminology
   • Sterilization Equipment
   • IV
   • Cleanliness
   • Patient Care Equipment
   • Computer System
   • Surgical Equipment
   • Sterrad

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   Responsibilities:

   • Follow strict AAMI standards while utilizing Cidex OPA, to achieve high level disinfection.
   • Check return items for completeness, cleanliness, and breakage.
   • Run autoclave, sterrad, and ETO machines, which are sterilization machines.
   • Sterilize instrument sets in using the appropriate method such as steam sterilization or sterrad.
   • Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, and gas sterilizer, keeping all require records.
   • Follow all applicable requirements recommend and require regulatory agencies such as OSHA and JCAHO.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your central service technician job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A central service technician can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, central service technicians' average salary in tennessee is 44% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level central service technicians 39% less than senior-level central service technicians.
   • Certifications. A central service technician with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a central service technician's salary.

   Average central service technician salary

   $35,167yearly

   $16.91 hourly rate

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   Entry-level central service technician salary

   $27,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 30, 2026

   Average central service technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$40,390	$19
   2	New Jersey	$38,493	$19
   3	Washington	$38,104	$18
   4	Nevada	$37,904	$18
   5	Massachusetts	$37,331	$18
   6	Colorado	$37,036	$18
   7	Minnesota	$36,172	$17
   8	Rhode Island	$35,852	$17
   9	New York	$35,621	$17
   10	Utah	$34,749	$17
   11	Iowa	$34,739	$17
   12	Illinois	$33,156	$16
   13	Wisconsin	$32,830	$16
   14	Georgia	$32,825	$16
   15	Nebraska	$32,819	$16
   16	Virginia	$32,280	$16
   17	Texas	$31,943	$15
   18	North Carolina	$30,511	$15
   19	Florida	$29,448	$14
   20	Ohio	$28,772	$14

   Average central service technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Boehringer Ingelheim	$50,787	$24.42	3
   2	General Electric	$47,459	$22.82	1
   3	Southern California Hospitals	$47,070	$22.63
   4	Elanco	$46,753	$22.48
   5	University of California-Berkeley	$46,706	$22.45
   6	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	$44,663	$21.47	2
   7	UC Merced	$43,766	$21.04
   8	University of California	$43,264	$20.80	24
   9	Washington State University	$40,282	$19.37
   10	Mohawk Valley Health System	$40,121	$19.29
   11	University of Rochester	$39,002	$18.75	32
   12	University of Washington	$38,505	$18.51	9
   13	Dignity Health	$38,451	$18.49	58
   14	Health Alliance	$37,720	$18.13	20
   15	MSX International	$37,533	$18.04
   16	County Of Los Angeles Public Library	$37,386	$17.97
   17	Glendale Memorial Hospital	$37,261	$17.91
   18	Charles River Center	$37,057	$17.82	4
   19	Catholic Health Initiatives - Colorado	$36,958	$17.77	21
   20	City of Hope Development Center	$36,736	$17.66

4. Writing a central service technician job description

   A good central service technician job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a central service technician job description:

   Central service technician job description example

   The Technician, Device reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
   
   The Technician, Device performs remote monitoring and full pacemaker and ICD device interrogations. The role is in charge of remote monitoring of devices which continues to grow in the field of electrophysiology technology. This position is responsible for receiving recording transmissions, interpretation of data through device check modalities and manages required follow up of remote device monitoring appointments. This role serves as a clinical resource within the EP division for cardiac technician staff.
   Responsibilities:
   
   Provides direct patient care to individuals with implanted cardiac devices and provides diagnostic evaluation of patients' cardiac rhythm.
   
   Performs pacemaker, implantable defibrillator, and cardiac event recorder evaluations to include; interrogation, analysis, and reprogramming as ordered by the physician.
   
   Performs cardiac event recording hook ups, downloads, and performs preliminary interpretation of cardiac rhythm.
   
   Troubleshoots critical device issues and takes immediate steps towards correction.
   
   Analysis of remote device transmissions and report preparation for physician review.
   
   Ensure charges are accurately captured for device interrogation.
   
   Assists in the Operating Room for device programming, deactivation, and reactivation during scheduled procedures.
   
   Provides educational and technical support to patients with devices, under direct supervision.
   
   Competencies:
   
   Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, physicians, management, staff and other customers.
   
   Demonstrated customer service skills, including the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking and creativity when resolving customer issues.
   
   Ability to effectively handle challenging situations.
   
   Ability to balance multiple priorities.
   
   Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
   
   Ability to use personal computers and select software applications.
   
   Ability to analyze data for decision making purposes.
   
   Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Outlook and database entry.
   
   Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
   
   Ability to adapt to changes in work environment, delays or unexpected events.
   
   Demonstrates attention to detail and monitors own work for accuracy.
   
   Effective communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving and decision making, as well as, a demonstrated ability to plan, organize and direct the activities of others is desirable.
   
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5. Post your job

   To find the right central service technician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with central service technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit central service technicians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your central service technician job on Zippia to find and recruit central service technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with central service technician candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new central service technician

   Once you've selected the best central service technician candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new central service technician first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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