Healthcare
Surgical Technologist
There’s a place for you in today’s high-tech operating rooms. Train for your career as a Surgical Technologist.
Career Type Key Facts
Salary Range Potential:
$75,000 – 120,000+ /YEAR
Education Required:
ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE AND CERTIFICATION
Skills Needed:
DEXTERITY, ANALYTICAL THINKING, MATHEMATICS, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING
Types of Employers:
HOSPITALS, SURGICAL CENTERS, PHYSICIAN OFFICES
Surgical Technologists are an important part the surgical team. In the operating room, Surgical Technologists assist surgeons with instruments and equipment, as well as maintaining a sterile field. They may also help surgeons with cutting sutures, retraction of tissues and operating surgical equipment. The job requires working with a high level of speed, accuracy, skill and concentration.
Surgical Technologists work in hospital, surgical centers and physician offices, which means there are job opportunities across the country. Employment is expected to increase in the future as baby boomers age and require more surgical procedures.
Employers require an associate degree and a certification. Several Mississippi community colleges offer Surgical Technology programs.
East Central CC (AAS, C)
LeAnn Shirley
601-635-6344
East MS CC
Janan Rush, CST
662-243-1767
Mayhew
Hinds CC (AAS, C)
Dottie Binkley
601-376-4828
Holmes CC (AAS, C)
Jessica Elliott
662-227-2310
Itawamba CC (AAS, C)
Lori Little
662-620-5239
Meridian CC (C)
Mecklin Soules, CST
601-481-1301
Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (C)
questions@mgccc.edu
228-896-2536
Northwest MS CC
Cathy Wilburn
662-281-1912
Oxford
Pearl River CC (AAS, C)
Tammy Allhoff
601-554-5542
Hattiesburg