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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 202129-9093 Surgical AssistantsAssist 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. Excludes “Registered Nurses” (29-1141) and “Surgical Technologists” (29-2055).
National estimates for Surgical Assistants Industry profile for Surgical Assistants Geographic profile for Surgical Assistants National estimates for Surgical Assistants:Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Surgical Assistants:
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Industry profile for Surgical Assistants:Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Surgical Assistants are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Surgical Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function. Industries with the highest levels of employment in Surgical Assistants:
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Geographic profile for Surgical Assistants:States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Surgical Assistants are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Surgical Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function. ![]() States with the highest employment level in Surgical Assistants:
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Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Surgical Assistants:
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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files. The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages. (1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers. (2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data. (3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate. (7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment. (8) Estimate not released. (9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average. Other OEWS estimates and related information: May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022 |