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Surgical first assistant jobs in North Carolina

5 open surgical first assistant jobs in North Carolina at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $28.81 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in North Carolina, opens in a new tab) for surgical assistants here.

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Open in NC
5
Employers hiring
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Towns
$28.81
BLS median in NC
28th of 45 states and territories

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Where the surgical first assistant jobs are in North Carolina

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 North Carolina

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 North Carolina

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

Measured by BLS in North Carolina, May 2025

$28.81/hr ($59,920 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in North Carolina, opens in a new tab)

Median for surgical assistants, against $32.11 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 670 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in North Carolina, opens in a new tab) employed in North Carolina.

By metro area

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 North Carolina

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

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Surgical first assistant jobs in North Carolina: common questions

How much do surgical first assistants make in North Carolina?

Too few open surgical first assistant jobs in North Carolina post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $28.81/hr ($59,920 a year) for surgical assistants in North Carolina (May 2025), against $32.11 nationally, 28th highest of 45 states and territories.

Where in North Carolina are the most surgical first assistant jobs?

Asheville (2), Durham (1), Hickory (1) and Lumberton (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring surgical first assistants in North Carolina?

By open jobs on this board: Cross Country Healthcare (1), Duke Health (1) and HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (1). In all, 5 employers have surgical first assistant jobs open in North Carolina.

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

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 North Carolina'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 North Carolina, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in North Carolina, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Assistants (SOC 29-9093), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 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 North Carolina. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/surgical-first-assistant/north-carolina

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