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Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
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$60.6k
Annual median Salary
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Education
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
41%
Associate's degree
31%
Post-secondary certificate
23%
Some college, no degree
Careers
Typical Job Titles
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Operating Room Technician (OR Tech)
Surgical Technician
Surgical Technologist (Surgical Tech)