| The availability of jobs for surgical technologists is | | | | care practitioners ($42,870). However, most surgical |
| expected to grow much faster than average | | | | technologists are employed by general medical and |
| according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). | | | | surgical hospitals, offices of physicians, outpatient |
| This is especially true for certified surgical | | | | care centers, offices of dentists, and employment |
| technologists. This is a good field to get into since | | | | services. The best chance for a high surgical |
| there will be jobs available, and the training only takes | | | | technologist salary seems to be with employment |
| from 9 months to 2 years depending on which | | | | services. |
| program you choose. | | | | The states with the highest surgical tech salary are |
| The surgical technologist salary can vary based on | | | | Alaska ($50,000), Connecticut ($47,620), Hawaii |
| whether or not the technologist is certified, which | | | | ($46,720), California ($45,400), and Nevada ($45,020). |
| type of industry the technologist works in, where | | | | When looking at the surgical technology income for a |
| the technologist works, and the amount of | | | | certain location you need to be sure to take into |
| experience a technologist has. This means there is a | | | | account the cost of living in that area as well since |
| wide range of in salaries. According to the BLS, the | | | | sometimes the salary is particularly high because the |
| mean annual surgical tech salary in May 2007 was | | | | cost of living is high in that area as well. |
| $38,800, with the top 10% making more than | | | | Experience definitely makes a difference when it |
| $52,500 and the bottom 10% making less than | | | | comes to the surgical technologist salary. According |
| $26,650 per year. This is a pretty wide salary range, | | | | to PayScale the median annual starting salary for |
| but you can make some choices over the industry | | | | someone with less than one year of experience is |
| and location where you work that can make it more | | | | $31,824 and the median annual salary for a surgical |
| likely that you will receive a pay rate on the higher | | | | tech with 20 years or more experience is $50,000. |
| end of the salary scale for surgical technicians. | | | | Many employers prefer to hire surgical technologists |
| The industries with the highest surgical technologist | | | | that are certified, so passing the certification test and |
| pay are other ambulatory health care services | | | | keeping your certification current is a good way to |
| ($45,430), employment services ($45,210), home | | | | increase your chances of getting a good job, and it is |
| health care services ($43,820), medical and diagnostic | | | | likely you will receive higher pay as well. |
| laboratories ($43,180), and offices of other health | | | | |