Operating Room Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cleans and maintains surgical supplies in the operating room.

• Cleans, maintains, and prepares surgical instruments for surgeries.

• Assists the nurses in the preparation of patients for surgery and in the recovery room.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Salary:

$41,790 per year

$20.09 per hour

Education:

Technically a high school diploma or GED satisfies the qualifications for a candidate to enter the necessary training programs and become an ORT. However, earning an associate’s or bachelor’s degree usually makes an operating room technician more desirable to employers, not to mention better positioned for opportunities that come along over the years. Whether the prospective technicians major in a science or not, all types of laboratory courses are appropriate. 

Reflection:

I wouldn’t like to be a operating room Technician because I’m not interested in this.