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Occupational Summary for Surgical Technologists (29-2055)
Oregon Statewide
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Description: 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.
Employment Projections
Region Employment Projected Annual Openings
2008 2018 Growth Replacement Total
Oregon Statewide 922 1,144 22 26 48
Current Job Openings
Job Title Location Order Number Wage Offered
Lead Or/Er/Cs Technician Lakeview 690807 $17.89/hr DOE
Scrub Tech (Or/Er/Cs Tech) - Acute Care Lakeview 693830 $13.93/hr to $21.50/hr DOE
Surgical Services Technician Portland 704219
Surgical Technician - Certified Baker City 712199 DOE
Surgical Technologist 00014856 Springfield 719491 $16.80/hr to $23.51/hr
Surgery Data Specialist I Springfield 720575 $14.18/hr to $19.85/hr
OR Tech Corvallis 720507
Wages
Region ----- 2010 Wages -----
Median Hourly Avg
Annual		 Middle Range
Oregon Statewide $22.28 $46,287 $19.36 - 24.91
Industries of Employment
private sector only
Industry 2008
Employment
Total, All Industries 922
Health Care and Social Assistance 818
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 10
Occupations with Similar Skills
Occupation Skill Overlap
Cardiovascular Technologists And Technicians 32%
Statewide Employment Analysis
2008 employment is estimated to be at about the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a much faster rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average.

Reasonable employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

Educational Requirements
Workers must have postsecondary training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with an associate have a competitive advantage in this labor market.