Surgical Assistants
Tasks Include:
- Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
- Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
- Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
- Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
- Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
- Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
- Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
- Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: No Data
National: +6.7%
Education
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$57,290.00
State
$81,210.00
Regional
Surgical Assistants
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.
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Surgical Assistants
Education
Required Level of Education
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 24.96%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 16.12%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 15.36%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 13.17%
- Some College Courses = 10.63%
- Bachelor's Degree = 7.80%
- Master's Degree = 7.67%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 4.31%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 32.36%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 27.57%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.34%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.99%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 6.16%
- Over 10 years = 5.36%
- None = 3%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 2.44%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.79%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 20.52%
- Up to and including 1 month = 15.31%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15.17%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.94%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.73%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.09%
- None = 6.98%
- Over 10 years = 3.48%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.79%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 28.77%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 26.81%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.73%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 11.82%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.55%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 6.26%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.27%
- None or short demonstration = 0.79%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Surgical Assistants
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
- Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
- Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
- Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
- Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
- Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
- Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
- Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
- Discuss with surgeon the nature of the surgical procedure, including operative consent, methods of operative exposure, diagnostic or laboratory data, or patient-advanced directives or other needs.
- Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
- Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
- Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
- Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
- Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
- Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
- Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
- Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
- Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
- Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
- Operate sterilizing devices.
- Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
- Transport patients to operating room.
- Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
- Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
- Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
- Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
- Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Surgical Assistants
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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80.50 | Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
74.25 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
64.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
59.50 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
59.00 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Surgical Assistants
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
68.75 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
65.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
65.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
65.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
59.50 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
59.50 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
56.25 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
56.25 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Surgical Assistants
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
75.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
72.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
68.75 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
65.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
62.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
62.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
62.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
62.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
59.50 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
59.50 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
56.25 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56.25 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
53.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
50.00 | Wrist-Finger Speed | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Surgical Assistants
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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99.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
90.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
88.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
88.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
86.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
85.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
83.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
83.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
83.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
81.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
78.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
72.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
70.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
70.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
68.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
68.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
66.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
65.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
64.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
63.50 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
63.25 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
60.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
59.25 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
58.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
58.75 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
57.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
56.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
56.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
53.50 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
50.00 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
50.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Surgical Assistants
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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92.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
91.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
91.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
91.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
90.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
88.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
87.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
86.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
83.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
80.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
80.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
80.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
77.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
67.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
67.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Surgical Assistants
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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83.33 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
61.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
55.50 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Surgical Assistants
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
98.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
97.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
95.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
94.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
92.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
89.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
89.20 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
88.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
86.40 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
85.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
85.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
84.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
82.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
79.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
79.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
79.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
75.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
74.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
74.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
73.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
71.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
71.20 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
71.00 | Exposed to Radiation | How often does this job require exposure to radiation? |
70.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
69.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
68.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
66.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
66.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
63.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
61.40 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
60.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
59.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
57.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
55.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
54.20 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
53.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
52.60 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $35,130.00 | $57,290.00 | $74,330.00 |
Virginia | $39,330.00 | $81,210.00 | $92,740.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 18,000 | 19,200 | +6.7% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Surgical Assistants
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- Web and Digital Interface Designers
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Surgical Assistants
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