Operating Room Technician  

Duties and Responsibilities: An O.R.T. is responsible for assisting in the operating room when a surgery is taking place.  Their job consists of cleaning the operating room before and after a surgery, making sure all supplies are in the operating room before a surgery, making sure no surgical tools get misplaced during the surgery, and assisting doctors during the surgery.  An O.R.T.'s job is challenging and takes a lot of work and patience to be able to do your job properly. 

Salary: O.R.T.'s usually earn up to $41,032-$49,103 a year.  

Education: A future O.R.T. is expected to pass exams such as the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam.  It is recommended to take courses involving Surgical procedures, Aseptic techniques, and Infection and immunology.  A certificate or diploma is also required for this profession.  

Demand for this profession: The number of jobs for an O.R.T. in the years 2014-2024 is 99,800.  This is expected to change by 15% in the years 2014-2024. 

Do you think you would like to be one?  Why?  Why not? 

I usually do not do well with life or death scenarios because I tend to panic a lot, so I wouldn’t like to be an O.R.T.