Surgical Assistants
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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 160 | $37,060 | $17.82 | |
| Alaska | $59,660 | $28.68 | ||
| Arizona | 110 | $56,040 | $26.94 | |
| Arkansas | 80 | $44,580 | $21.43 | |
| California | 130 | $69,640 | $33.48 | |
| Colorado | 140 | $86,230 | $41.46 | |
| Connecticut | $46,160 | $22.19 | ||
| Florida | 3,390 | $60,530 | $29.10 | |
| Hawaii | 110 | $72,790 | $35.00 | |
| Idaho | $38,040 | $18.29 | ||
| Illinois | 690 | $65,520 | $31.50 | |
| Indiana | 500 | $51,280 | $24.65 | |
| Iowa | 50 | $44,310 | $21.30 | |
| Kansas | $38,820 | $18.67 | ||
| Kentucky | 860 | $54,350 | $26.13 | |
| Louisiana | 220 | $40,580 | $19.51 | |
| Maryland | 290 | $73,230 | $35.21 | |
| Massachusetts | $62,490 | $30.04 | ||
| Michigan | 420 | $62,990 | $30.28 | |
| Minnesota | 340 | $111,170 | $53.45 | |
| Mississippi | $47,850 | $23.00 | ||
| Missouri | 160 | $46,170 | $22.20 | |
| New Hampshire | 200 | $73,990 | $35.57 | |
| New Jersey | $79,750 | $38.34 | ||
| New York | 720 | $52,920 | $25.44 | |
| North Carolina | 220 | $37,920 | $18.23 | |
| North Dakota | 60 | $73,340 | $35.26 | |
| Ohio | 410 | $73,480 | $35.33 | |
| Oklahoma | 420 | $39,280 | $18.89 | |
| Oregon | 130 | $69,030 | $33.19 | |
| Pennsylvania | 370 | $78,860 | $37.91 | |
| Rhode Island | 70 | $56,110 | $26.98 | |
| South Carolina | 270 | $43,180 | $20.76 | |
| South Dakota | 50 | $50,350 | $24.21 | |
| Tennessee | 1,560 | $57,940 | $27.86 | |
| Texas | 760 | $64,530 | $31.03 | |
| Utah | $40,870 | $19.65 | ||
| Virginia | 850 | $67,390 | $32.40 | |
| Washington | 110 | $71,390 | $34.32 | |
| West Virginia | 280 | $41,080 | $19.75 | |
| Wisconsin | 290 | $64,130 | $30.83 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing.
Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL
Certificate
Associate Degree
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL
Certificate
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
Dothan, AL
Associate Degree
John C Calhoun State Community College
Tanner, AL
Certificate
Associate Degree
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Andalusia, AL
Certificate
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$59,170 per yearNational average salaryModerateJob growth rate
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Postsecondary nondegree awardTypical education requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as surgical assistants.
- Less than high school 1%
- High school graduate 5%
- College dropout 12%
- Associate’s degree 8%
- Bachelor’s degree 34%
- Master’s degree 35%
- Doctorate degree 4%
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