Healthcare Practitioners

Surgical Technologists

SOC 29-2055

Prep the operating room and hand instruments to surgeons during surgery.

Median pay

$65k

$55k to $80k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

7k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

modeled estimate · 5th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

73/100

Key skills

Monitoring
Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.