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What does a surgical first assistant do? Learn how the role supports exposure, hemostasis, tissue handling, closure, safety, and surgical flow.

Y’all. I was getting dressed for work, trying to figure out breakfast and get out the door, when a recruiter called me about a possible surgical tech strike assignment. Northern California. Around $70 an hour. A guaranteed 60-hour week. Honey,…

Explore career options outside the OR for surgical techs, including education, sterile processing, medical devices, sales, quality, recruiting, and business.

Aging in the operating room requires a plan. Learn how experienced surgical techs can protect their body, energy, income, and long-term career options.

Learn how to negotiate surgical tech pay using experience, specialty skills, call, schedule, market data, and total compensation—without sounding difficult.

Learn how travel surgical tech pay works, including taxable hourly rates, stipends, guaranteed hours, overtime, call, housing, and contract fine print.

Travel surgical tech vs. staff explained: compare pay, benefits, stability, orientation, call, housing, taxes, and career goals before choosing.

One question I get asked regularly is why surgical techs have such a notably high turnover rate compared to many other healthcare professions. I want to break down my honest, experience-based answer to this in more depth. The Core Truth…

How I became a surgical first assistant after years as a Navy-trained surgical tech, plus what the CSFA role requires and how to plan your own transition.

What I wish I knew before becoming a surgical tech after more than two decades in surgery—from call and culture to pay, growth, and protecting your body.