Surgical Technologist
Code: 29-2055.00
Also known as: Certified Surgical Tech/First Assistant, Certified Surgical Technician, Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), Operating Room Surgical Technician (OR St), Operating Room Technician (OR Tech), Operating Room Technologist (OR Tech), Surgical Scrub Technician, Surgical Scrub Technologist (Surgical Scrub Tech), Surgical Technician, Surgical Technologist (Surgical Tech)
Description: 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 surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
Typical wages
| 10% | $34,120 |
| 25% | $41,010 |
| Median | $49,710 |
| 75% | $60,980 |
| 90% | $73,110 |
| 10% | $16.4 |
| 25% | $19.72 |
| Median | $23.9 |
| 75% | $29.32 |
| 90% | $35.15 |
Projected employment
| Estimated Employment (2019 year) |
111,300 |
| Projected Employment (2029 year) |
118,900 |
| Percent Change | +0 % |
| Projected Annual Job Openings | 9,300 |