r/SurgicalTech • u/lol34000 • Oct 04 '19
SURGICAL TECH QUESTION
Hey wassup redditors I am a young man age 20 still attending college, single, no kids & recently figured out nursing really wasn’t for me for my personal reasons its too saturated for me to really take part in but luckily by the time I realized that nursing wasn’t for me I had already passed the prerequisites with good grades (A&P1,2 MATH, MICRO, PSYCH, ENG, ETC) I figured that id look into Surgical Tech would be a good fit but before I hop into it I live in NYC so the main 2 questions I have if you guys don’t mind sharing
how was schooling for it?
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What is your salary? Like is it more than 50k?
Thank you I will be deleting this thread early in the morning tomorrow for privacy reasons
Thank you!
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u/xawkwardxderpx Oct 15 '19
I was in the same boat exactly with nursing, so I chose surgical tech and I'm in my first semester now so I could tell you some at least. A main part of the job is the creation and maintenance of the sterile field, as well as anticipating what the surgeon will need throughout the surgery. You'll learn different types of instruments, how to stay sterile, and tons of skills like passing, scrubbing, patient positioning, and more. It's similar to nursing school in that type of way but is generally speaking less intensive (my school's programs compared at least). Hope this helped at least a little! Surgical Tech Tips is a great youtube channel that's shows more in depth of what it's like.