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Surgical Technologists vs Licensed Practical Nurses

Compare Surgical Technologists and Licensed Practical Nurses side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. The two pay…

Surgical Technologists

Median pay$65k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureLow 8%, modeled
EducationPostsecondary cert
MonitoringActive ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading Comprehension

Licensed Practical Nurses

Median pay$64k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureLow 11%, modeled
EducationPostsecondary cert
Active ListeningSpeakingMonitoringReading ComprehensionCritical Thinking
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How these numbers are made.

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