Surgical Assistants

Health Science

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.

What a surgical assistant does

Become a surgical assistant

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good surgical assistant

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Talking to others.
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Looking for ways to help people.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

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Surgical Assistant job outlook

There are 171 workers in this occupation in Washington.

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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