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Surgical first assistant jobs in Indiana

open surgical first assistant jobs in Indiana at . BLS measures a median of $27.22 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in Indiana) for surgical assistants here.

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Checked 6 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the surgical first assistant jobs are in Indiana

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What surgical first assistants earn in Indiana

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Indiana

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Indiana, May 2025

$27.22/hr ($56,620 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in Indiana)

Median for surgical assistants, against $32.11 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants, national) for the whole US; 690 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in Indiana) employed in Indiana.

By metro area

  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$38.56/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN) · 2,090 (source: BLS OEWS, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN) employed
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$26.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN) · 250 (source: BLS OEWS, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN) employed
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49.39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN) · 200 (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN) employed
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$24.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN) · 140 (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN) employed
  • Fort Wayne, IN$31.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Wayne, IN) · 110 (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Wayne, IN) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Surgical Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring surgical first assistants in Indiana

What the job takes

Surgical technology experience, then a surgical assisting program and the CSFA exam.

  • Depends on the state

    Certified surgical first assistant (CSFA)

    National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. A few states regulate surgical assistants

Surgical first assistant jobs in Indiana: common questions

How much do surgical first assistants make in Indiana?

Too few open surgical first assistant jobs in Indiana post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $27.22/hr ($56,620 a year) for surgical assistants in Indiana (May 2025), against $32.11 nationally, 31st highest of 45 states and territories.

Where in Indiana are the most surgical first assistant jobs?

Mishawaka (3), Crown Point (1), Dyer (1), Fort Wayne (1) and Indianapolis (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring surgical first assistants in Indiana?

By open jobs on this board: Trinity Health (3), Franciscan Health (2) and Ascension (1). In all, 7 employers have surgical first assistant jobs open in Indiana.

What do you need to work as a surgical first assistant in Indiana?

Surgical technology experience, then a surgical assisting program and the CSFA exam. Certified surgical first assistant (CSFA) (National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting; a few states regulate surgical assistants). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Indiana's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Indiana, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Indiana, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 6 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Assistants (SOC 29-9093), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Assistants, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Assistants by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Certified surgical first assistant (CSFA): National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Surgical first assistant jobs in Indiana. Data as of 6 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/surgical-first-assistant/indiana

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