Vocational Programs for Surgical Assistants Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
19K	$31.34	$65,190

The role of Surgical Assistants is to assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons The average annual wage of the occupations is $65,190 and $31 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Surgical Assistants career. Based on BLS data, a total of 18,780 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Surgical Assistants is $28,401. The average length of the programs is 463 hours and the average completion time is 16.86 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Surgical Assistants Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Surgical Assistants. Total 248 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Surgical Technology/Technologist page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Surgical Assistants
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Surgical Technology/Technologist	248	$28,401	$2,293	463 Hours	16.86 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Surgical Assistants

The following 248 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Surgical Assistants. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.