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Will AI replace Surgical Technologists?
O*NET occupation 29-2055.00
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.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Surgical Orderly
- Travel Surgical Technologist
- Operating Room Surgical Technologist
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
- Surgical Technologist (Surgical Tech)
- Surgical Scrub Technologist (Surgical Scrub Tech)
- Surgical Technician
- Surgical Scrub Technician
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
- Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
- Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.
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