Surgical Technologist

What They Do:

Assist in surgical operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help prepare the 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.

Also Known As:

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)

Minimum Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Certificate or Associate's Degree: 1-2 years

Career Info Sources Include:

• Career One Stop
• Bureau of Labor Statistics