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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

29-2055 Surgical Technologists

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons’ assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Excludes “Surgical Assistants” (29-9093).

National estimates for Surgical Technologists
Industry profile for Surgical Technologists
Geographic profile for Surgical Technologists

National estimates for Surgical Technologists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Surgical Technologists:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
107,400 0.9 % $ 27.64 $ 57,500 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Surgical Technologists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.68 $ 23.01 $ 26.91 $ 30.94 $ 37.77
Annual Wage (2) $ 38,860 $ 47,860 $ 55,960 $ 64,360 $ 78,560

Industry profile for Surgical Technologists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Surgical Technologists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Surgical Technologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Surgical Technologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 75,050 1.34 $ 27.64 $ 57,490
Outpatient Care Centers 12,750 1.25 $ 28.96 $ 60,230
Offices of Physicians 12,490 0.45 $ 26.46 $ 55,030
Employment Services 2,210 0.06 $ 25.10 $ 52,210
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 1,260 0.46 $ 30.74 $ 63,930

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Surgical Technologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 75,050 1.34 $ 27.64 $ 57,490
Outpatient Care Centers 12,750 1.25 $ 28.96 $ 60,230
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 1,260 0.46 $ 30.74 $ 63,930
Offices of Physicians 12,490 0.45 $ 26.46 $ 55,030
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 450 0.14 $ 28.72 $ 59,740

Top paying industries for Surgical Technologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 180 0.06 $ 34.34 $ 71,430
Home Health Care Services 30 (7) $ 32.39 $ 67,370
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 500 0.02 $ 32.30 $ 67,180
Scientific Research and Development Services (8) (8) $ 31.60 $ 65,720
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 1,260 0.46 $ 30.74 $ 63,930

Geographic profile for Surgical Technologists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Surgical Technologists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Surgical Technologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of surgical technologists by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Surgical Technologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,810 0.61 0.84 $ 35.03 $ 72,860
Texas 9,110 0.70 0.97 $ 25.93 $ 53,930
Florida 8,750 0.95 1.31 $ 25.11 $ 52,230
New York 5,700 0.63 0.86 $ 31.08 $ 64,640
Michigan 3,950 0.93 1.28 $ 24.89 $ 51,780


Map of location quotient of surgical technologists by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surgical Technologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 520 1.20 1.66 $ 22.88 $ 47,590
Louisiana 2,140 1.16 1.59 $ 22.82 $ 47,470
Arkansas 1,410 1.14 1.57 $ 22.47 $ 46,740
Alabama 2,260 1.13 1.55 $ 20.89 $ 43,440
Oklahoma 1,810 1.12 1.55 $ 23.83 $ 49,560


Map of annual mean wages of surgical technologists by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Surgical Technologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 260 0.86 1.18 $ 35.56 $ 73,960
California 10,810 0.61 0.84 $ 35.03 $ 72,860
Connecticut 1,180 0.72 1.00 $ 34.34 $ 71,430
Nevada 1,040 0.73 1.01 $ 33.32 $ 69,300
Washington 2,150 0.63 0.87 $ 32.01 $ 66,590



Map of employment of surgical technologists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Surgical Technologists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 5,850 0.64 0.88 $ 32.86 $ 68,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,630 0.60 0.82 $ 32.97 $ 68,580
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,750 1.05 1.44 $ 25.96 $ 54,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,520 0.57 0.79 $ 28.04 $ 58,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,390 0.63 0.86 $ 27.75 $ 57,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,230 0.73 1.01 $ 27.47 $ 57,140
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,990 0.73 1.00 $ 28.12 $ 58,500
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,760 0.64 0.88 $ 27.56 $ 57,310
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,750 0.79 1.08 $ 28.83 $ 59,970
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,690 0.91 1.25 $ 25.23 $ 52,480


Map of location quotient of surgical technologists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surgical Technologists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hattiesburg, MS 190 2.98 4.11 $ 23.13 $ 48,110
Carbondale-Marion, IL 110 2.08 2.87 $ 24.02 $ 49,960
Rochester, MN 240 2.08 2.86 $ 30.86 $ 64,180
Enid, OK 50 2.08 2.86 $ 22.80 $ 47,420
Dothan, AL 110 1.98 2.73 $ 18.48 $ 38,440
Morgantown, WV 130 1.96 2.70 $ 23.87 $ 49,640
Ann Arbor, MI 400 1.90 2.61 $ 26.55 $ 55,220
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 100 1.87 2.57 $ 25.94 $ 53,950
Florence, SC 160 1.84 2.53 $ 23.63 $ 49,150
Owensboro, KY 90 1.81 2.50 $ 23.44 $ 48,760