Health Sciences
       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.
Occupation Details
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Wage
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                Average
            
            
                /year
                Median
            
        Wage Range
                 /year
                 Entry
            
            
                 /year
                 Experienced
            
        Growth Opportunity
                 20
                 Annual Openings
            
            
                 8% change
                 total jobs from 2020-2030
            
        Education Typically Needed
Postsecondary nondegree award
    Work Experience Typically Needed
None 
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