Surgical first assistant jobs in Mississippi

Too few open surgical first assistant jobs in Mississippi post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $24.43/hr ($50,810 a year) for surgical assistants in Mississippi (May 2025), against $32.11 nationally, 38th highest of 45 states and territories.

Biloxi (2), Gulfport (2), Jackson (1), Ocean Springs (1) and Southaven (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

By open jobs on this board: Memorial Health System (Gulfport) (4), Baptist Memorial Health Care (2) and Singing River Health System (1). In all, 4 employers have surgical first assistant jobs open in Mississippi.

8 surgical first assistant jobs are open in Mississippi today at 4 employers on this board, about 67 for every 1,000 surgical first assistants employed there (BLS counts 120, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of surgical assistants to grow 6.1% over 2025-2035.

5 of the open surgical tech and sterile processing jobs here say so in their own posting: Technologist-Surgical First Assistant at Baptist Memorial Health Care (BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE, Current certification as a surgical technician first assistant.); Sterile Processing Tech | Full Time at Singing River Health System (Certification recommended within two (2) years of employment.); Surgical Technologist at Singing River Health System (Current Surgical Technologist Certification preferred.). Every such job in Mississippi.

Of the 2 metro areas in Mississippi employing the most surgical first assistants that BLS publishes a median for (May 2025), the highest are Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($38.82 an hour) and Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ($24.43 an hour). The state's median is $24.43.

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 Mississippi's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Of the employers hiring surgical first assistants in Mississippi, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): Singing River Gulfport in Gulfport (Singing River Health System, 2 of 5, 78% said nurses always communicated well), University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada in Grenada (University of Mississippi Medical Center, 1 of 5, 82% said nurses always communicated well) and Singing River Health System in Pascagoula (Singing River Health System, 1 of 5, 80% said nurses always communicated well); Mississippi's rated hospitals average 2.2 stars. Every Mississippi hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Of the employers hiring surgical first assistants in Mississippi, in Medicare's survey of patients' families: Hospice of Light in Ocean Springs (Singing River Health System, 87% said the team always communicated well, 5 stars); Mississippi's middle hospice: 84%. Hospices hiring now by Medicare's family survey. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

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