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Surgical first assistant jobs in Pennsylvania

7 open surgical first assistant jobs in Pennsylvania at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $29.11 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in Pennsylvania, opens in a new tab) for surgical assistants here.

7
Open in PA
4
Employers hiring
7
Towns
$29.11
BLS median in PA
26th of 45 states and territories

Newest surgical first assistant jobs in Pennsylvania

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 18:24 UTC

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Where the surgical first assistant jobs are in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania

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

Measured by BLS in Pennsylvania, May 2025

$29.11/hr ($60,550 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in Pennsylvania, 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; 240 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgical Assistants in Pennsylvania, opens in a new tab) employed in Pennsylvania.

By metro area

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

Surgical Techs & Sterile Processing in Pennsylvania, in our research: median posted pay $28.02 · employers 21 (Surgical Techs & Sterile Processing job market). Pennsylvania in our research

Employers hiring surgical first assistants in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania: common questions

How much do surgical first assistants make in Pennsylvania?

Too few open surgical first assistant jobs in Pennsylvania post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $29.11/hr ($60,550 a year) for surgical assistants in Pennsylvania (May 2025), against $32.11 nationally, 26th highest of 45 states and territories.

Where in Pennsylvania are the most surgical first assistant jobs?

Allentown (1), Altoona (1), Camp Hill (1), Chambersburg (1) and Harrisburg (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring surgical first assistants in Pennsylvania?

By open jobs on this board: Penn State Health (2), UPMC (2) and WellSpan Health (2). In all, 4 employers have surgical first assistant jobs open in Pennsylvania.

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

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 Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 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 Pennsylvania. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/surgical-first-assistant/pennsylvania

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