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Surgical Assistants

Average Salary - $56K | Education - Associates Degree | 4-Years

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About 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.

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SALARIES

 

SALARIES

$29,440

AVERAGE ENTRY

$40,070

AVERAGE MID

$98,220

AVERAGE ADVANCED

SURGICAL ASSISTANTS

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Pima Community College
 Tucson, AZ 85709-1010  

Arizona Western College
 Yuma, AZ 85365  

GateWay Community College (MCCCD)
 Phoenix, AZ 85034  
University of Arizona
 Tucson, AZ 85721-0066  

University of Arizona
 Tucson, AZ 85721-0066  

GateWay Community College (MCCCD)
 Phoenix, AZ 85034  
GateWay Community College (MCCCD)
 Phoenix, AZ 85034  

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31.5

Percent

Increase in employment for healthcare and social assistance from 2021 - 2031 (Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity).

1

Job

Available as of today.

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