Surgical Assistants
Code: 29-9093.00
Also known as: Certified First Assistant (CFA), Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA), Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA), Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA), Certified Surgical Technician, Gastrointestinal Technician (GI Technician), Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA), Surgical First Assistant, Surgical Scrub Technician (Surgical Scrub Tech), Surgical Technician (Surgical Tech)
Description: Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.
Typical wages
| 10% | $29,130 |
| 25% | $36,840 |
| Median | $51,840 |
| 75% | $76,860 |
| 90% | $105,690 |
| 10% | $14 |
| 25% | $17.71 |
| Median | $24.92 |
| 75% | $36.95 |
| 90% | $50.81 |
Projected employment
| Estimated Employment (2019 year) |
59,400 |
| Projected Employment (2029 year) |
64,100 |
| Percent Change | +0 % |
| Projected Annual Job Openings | 3,500 |