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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)

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