DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,770	108	$24.22/hr	$0.24/hr	$19.07/hr	$21.01/hr	$24.12/hr	$27.48/hr	$29.67/hr
U S	97,150	1,166	$21.20/hr	$0.06/hr	$14.49/hr	$16.84/hr	$20.36/hr	$24.61/hr	$29.36/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Surgical Technologists Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 1,770 $24.12/hr

Other Regional Data For Surgical Technologists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Minnesota 1,770 $24.12/hr 21.1% Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 880 $24.48/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 810 $24.53/hr 23.9% Southeast Minnesota 290 $26.47/hr 15.9% Northeast Minnesota 230 $23.00/hr 19.1% Northwest Minnesota 210 $21.49/hr 18.7% Central Minnesota 210 $23.51/hr 25.3% Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 200 $23.46/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 120 $21.76/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 110 $22.46/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 110 $23.49/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 100 $19.39/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 100 $21.03/hr 11.0% Southwest Balance of State 90 $20.20/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 70 $22.56/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 50 $21.45/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 40 $21.27/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA N/A $22.59/hr N/A

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• Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instruction.
• Puts dressings on patient following surgery.
• Assists team members to place and position patient on table.
• Aids team to don gowns and gloves.
• Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves.
• Maintain supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation.
• Cleans operating room.
• Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
• Washes and sterilizes equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
• Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors and cuts sutures, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.