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 Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7W- Central	130	9	$24.23/hr	$0.39/hr	$19.28/hr	$20.83/hr	$23.40/hr	$27.56/hr	$31.57/hr
Minnesota	1,670	124	$23.81/hr	$0.24/hr	$18.44/hr	$20.61/hr	$23.54/hr	$27.28/hr	$29.63/hr
U S	94,490	1,228	$20.85/hr	$0.06/hr	$14.17/hr	$16.67/hr	$20.12/hr	$23.93/hr	$29.06/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 130 $23.40/hr

Other Regional Data For Surgical Technologists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 750 $24.13/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 270 $26.36/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 210 $22.59/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 130 $23.40/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 60 $21.36/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 50 $21.33/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 40 $24.59/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 40 $20.68/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 40 $21.37/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 30 $17.39/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 20 $19.70/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 20 $19.20/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $22.02/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.