Operating Room Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Also referred to as surgical technicians or surgical technologists. They help prepare rooms for surgery they are responsible for having all the needed equipment clean and ready to go. Also during the surgery they are the ones that can hand the instruments to the doctor.

Salary: $16,000 - $22,000

Education: A high school diploma or GED is needed. You must go through a program that may take anywhere from one to two years. After all the training and everything they must pass an examination to be certified.

 

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be an Operating Room Technician because I don’t think I would like to do that for the rest of my life.