Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Hourly Rate

Updated: 28 May 2012
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$0$13$26$39
Hourly Rate$13.21 - $24.58  
   
Overtime$13.93 - $37.44  
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$27,600 - $53,283  
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Hospital$13.38 - $24.10
Healthcare$13.49 - $23.86
Health Care Services$14.57 - $29.52
General Surgery$12.06 - $22.68
Outpatient Surgery$13.27 - $24.90

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Key Statistics for Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
80%
female alumni
 
Male
20%
male alumni
Hourly Rate:$15.70 - $21.26 $15.85 - $21.98
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
8%
1-4 years
46%
5-9 years
20%
10-19 years
16%
20 years or more
9%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 79% dental benefits Dental: 66%
vision benefits Vision: 54% employee benefits None: 19%

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Career Path for Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Jobs

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Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

Salary Range

$27,600 - $53,283
payscale
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
$17,324 - $31,342
Medical Assistant
$20,103 - $35,393
Waiter/Waitress
$7,442 - $34,038
 
Common Future Jobs

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

Salary Range

$27,600 - $53,283
payscale
Surgical Technologist
$26,678 - $52,271
Surgical Technician
$25,007 - $51,545
Registered Nurse (RN), Operating Room
$44,640 - $86,486
 

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Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Job Description

People with the job title Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

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 surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

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