America’s Career Infonet and the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook (2008-2009 edition) give detailed information about the skills, abilities, work activities and recommended education to become a surgical technologist as well as specifics about the field in the state of Texas.
America’s Career Infonet provides the following average salary and expected job growth statistics for surgical technologists nationwide:
| Job |
Hourly Rate |
Annual Salary |
Projected Growth Through 2014 |
| Surgical technologist |
$17.35 |
$36,100 |
+24% |
Surgical Technology is one of many DCCCD programs that can prepare you for an allied health career. You may want to explore these other programs to find the career that suits you best.