Surgical Technologists, task by task.
The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.
Also filed here17
- scrub technician
- surgical orderly
- surgical technician
- surgical scrub technician
- travel surgical technologist
- certified surgical technician
- surgery technician surgery tech
- operating room technician or tech
- certified surgical technologist cst
- operating room technologist or tech
- surgical technologist surgical tech
- operating room surgical technologist
- operating room surgical technician or st
- surgical scrub technologist surgical scrub tech
- and 3 more
- SOC code
- 29-2055.00
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 15 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 2
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Surgical TechnologistsSOC 29-2055.00
Documentation and record keepingWhat can do this →
82% agentMostly automatable
Supply inventory and ordering managementWhat can do this →
64% agentPartly automatable
Equipment monitoring and adjustmentWhat can do this →
34% you keepBarely automatable
Specimen preparation for analysisWhat can do this →
34% you keepBarely automatable
Direct surgical assistanceWhat can do this →
15% you keepBarely automatable
Sterile field maintenanceWhat can do this →
12% you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents 4 need no setup
Supply Management Agent
Supply documentation software · Microsoft Excel · Email software
No integration needed
Documentation Agent
Electronic medical record EMR software · Microsoft Word · Database software
No integration needed
Equipment Monitoring Agent
Patient tracking software · Surgery workflow communication software · Microsoft Excel
No integration needed
Specimen Processing Agent
MEDITECH software · Database software · Microsoft Word
No integration needed
You keep this
Maintain sterile operative fields during surgeryProvide hands-on surgical assistance to surgeonsMonitor patient vital signs and physical conditionEnsure patient safety and sterile technique compliance
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
Start with these three
The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
The full activity list
All 15 detailed work activities O*NET records for Surgical Technologists, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.
Mostly automatable 2
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Record patient medical histories | 57 |
| Protect patients or staff members using safety equipment | 6 |
Partly automatable 3
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities | 23 |
| Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment | 16 |
| Order medical supplies or equipment | 15 |