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Medical Devices: jobs, conferences and layoffs

Makers of devices, diagnostics and surgical products. Medical Devices has about 545 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $118,000 a year. About 32% of openings are entry or early-career level. Payroll employment in the closest BLS sector is up 0.3% over the past year (September 2026). 20 WARN layoff notices were filed in the last 12 months. 43 conferences are tagged to it, 38 with dates announced.

Medical Devices market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates.

Verified open jobs
about 545

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$118,000 a year (middle half $98,000 to $153,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 132 of the newest 545 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
32% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 545 verified open jobs.

Say no experience is needed
1% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: phrase detected in the posting, newest 545 verified open jobs.

Ask for AI skills
6% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 545 verified open jobs.

Remote
7% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 545 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

WARN layoff notices, Medical Devices
20 notices naming 1,677 workers

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter, last 12 months.

States with the most notices
CT (3), AZ (3), NJ (2)

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter, last 12 months.

Most recent notice
Oct 1, 2026

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter.

Conferences in the catalog for Medical Devices
43, 38 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

Next conference
MD&M Midwest, Oct 27, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Median published ticket price
$450

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 10 conferences with a price.

Open calls for speakers
11 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. workday7%
  2. 2. excel5%
  3. 3. supply chain5%
  4. 4. project management5%
  5. 5. crm4%
  6. 6. python4%
  7. 7. lean4%
  8. 8. erp4%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA24%
  2. 2. TX8%
  3. 3. PA6%
  4. 4. MA6%
  5. 5. IL5%

Open Medical Devices jobs

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Functions hiring in this industry

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Medical Devices conferences

Dates, costs, calls for speakers and who runs each one.

  • MD&M Midwest

    Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $319 to $879. 2-day conference pass: super early bird $529, early $629, advanced $749, onsite (Oct 22-29) $879. 1-day pass…

  • FDLI Advertising & Promotion for Medical Products Conference

    Oct 28 to Oct 29, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Fees not listed on page read.

  • TCT

    Oct 31 to Nov 3, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration is open; fees not shown in results.

  • MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit

    Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $2,195 to $2,395. $2,195 store price; $2,395 per attendee on the presenter page.

  • HIDA Healthcare Manufacturing Sales and Leadership Forum

    Nov 4 to Nov 6, 2026 · Tampa, FL

    Paid ticket. Pricing not listed.

  • AMP Annual Meeting & Expo

    Nov 10 to Nov 14, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $415 to $935. In-person: regular member $545 advance, $685 standard, $745 on-site (from Oct 21); regular nonmember…

  • HLTH USA

    Nov 15 to Nov 18, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket About $1,500. Passes start at $1,500 for clinicians (other tiers not shown). Nov 15-18, 2026, Venetian Expo, Las Vegas.

  • HLTH

    Nov 15 to Nov 18, 2026 · In person

    Paid ticket. Ticket prices not shown on page read.

  • MEDICA

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Duesseldorf, DE

    Paid ticket. Standard day and multi-day tickets; prices in the ticket shop; online cheaper than on site.

  • MEDevice Silicon Valley

    Nov 18 to Nov 19, 2026 · Santa Clara, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $199. Expo free if pre-registered; $199 at the door; hands-on workshops extra.

  • RSNA Annual Meeting

    Nov 29 to Dec 3, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Ticket $485 to $2,525. Non-member in-person only from $485 (trainees) to $2,525; industry non-member $1,885; exhibits-only $730.

  • Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit

    Jan 10, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Free

  • J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

    Jan 11 to Jan 14, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    By invitation only. Invitation only; invitations are not transferable.

  • SPIE Photonics West

    Jan 30 to Feb 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • SLAS International Conference & Exhibition

    Jan 30 to Feb 3, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Member discount noted; fees not read.

  • MD&M West

    Feb 9 to Feb 11, 2027 · Anaheim, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $329 to $989. Conference passes (first column of the page's two-column price table) run $329 for…

  • MIT Sloan Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference

    Feb 25 to Feb 26, 2027 · Cambridge, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • MDIC Innovators Forum

    Mar 1 to Mar 4, 2027 · Hyattsville, MD

    Ticket $395 to $1,495. General $1,495; MDIC members $895; patient advocates and full-time students $395.

    Open call for speakers

  • AAOS Annual Meeting

    Mar 3 to Mar 6, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Registration opens Nov 2, 2026; early bird ends Dec 6, 2026.

  • PDA Miniverse Conference

    Mar 15 to Mar 17, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Registration coming soon.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Feb 1, 2027

  • Life Sciences Accounting & Reporting Congress

    Mar 22 to Mar 24, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Paid ticket. Save $500 by registering by 10/30/2026; prices not listed.

  • AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo

    Apr 10 to Apr 13, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Paid ticket. Pricing page exists; retired and novice nurse rates; groups of 3+ save $40 each.

    Open call for speakers

  • Pittcon

    Apr 24 to Apr 28, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Ticket $450 to $600. Full pass $450, $600 after Mar 18, 2027; one-day $225 to $300.

  • FDLI Annual Conference

    May 5 to May 6, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $299 to $2,699. Member/non-member: firms $2,199/$2,699, industry $1,899/$2,299, government $1,399/$1,599,…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 13, 2026

  • Heart Rhythm

    May 13 to May 16, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Fees not published in results read.

    Open call for speakers

  • MD&M East

    May 19 to May 20, 2027 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • AAMI eXchange

    Jun 4 to Jun 7, 2027 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration and housing open January 2027; rates not yet published.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Sep 22, 2026

  • SNMMI Annual Meeting

    Jun 5 to Jun 8, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • OMTEC

    Jun 8 to Jun 10, 2027 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not yet published; pre-registration closes before the show.

  • ATA Nexus Annual Conference

    Jun 14 to Jun 16, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration not yet posted.

  • ADA Scientific Sessions

    Jun 18 to Jun 21, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Registration opens Jan 6, 2027.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jan 5, 2027

  • DIA Global Annual Meeting

    Jun 28 to Jul 1, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $1,749 to $2,935. Industry standard full-conference rates: member $1,749 early bird, $1,899 advanced, $2,199 general,…

  • IEEE EMBC

    Jul 11 to Jul 15, 2027 · Singapore, SG

    Paid ticket. Registration opens March 2027.

    Open call for speakers

  • ADLM Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo

    Jul 25 to Jul 29, 2027 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. 2027 registration opens early 2027.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 3, 2026

  • AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition

    Jul 25 to Jul 28, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • RAPS Convergence

    Sep 19 to Sep 21, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket. 2027 fees not read; member rates exist.

    Open call for speakers

  • NASS Annual Meeting

    Sep 22 to Sep 25, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket. 2027 registration dates not seen.

    Open call for speakers

  • The MedTech Conference

    Oct 3 to Oct 6, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Next edition Oct 3-6, 2027, San Francisco; 2027 rates not yet shown. The 2026 (Boston) all-access rates ran $1,100…

  • HCCA Compliance Institute

    Usually April (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not read; site blocked to automated reading.

  • BMES Annual Meeting

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not on the page read.

    Open call for speakers

  • Design of Medical Devices Conference

    Usually April (next dates not announced) · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket. 2027 registration opens January 2027; rates not on the page read.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 17, 2026

  • Medical Alley Summit

    Usually February (next dates not announced) · Minneapolis, MN

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • Medical Device Manufacturing Excellence Summit (MDMES)

    Usually February (next dates not announced) · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Pricing not published.

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