CAPABILITY CARD · Healthcare

The Psychiatric Technicians capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 156,960 psychiatric technicians in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

156,960
working nationally
$45,130
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$776M
Federal market
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten psychiatric technicians wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.
Duty 02
Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills or develop social relationships.
Duty 03
Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.
Duty 04
Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
Duty 05
Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.
Duty 06
Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with psychiatric technicians (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft Outlook ★Microsoft Word ★
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 156,960 psychiatric technicians earn a median of $45,130 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$45,130
Median pay / year
$22
Median / hour
156,960
Working nationally
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for psychiatric technicians. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Psychology
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Education and Training
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $776M in Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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