Modeled career paths · Surgical assisting

Where does a Surgical First Assistant go next?

What employers are asking a Surgical First Assistant for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Lead Surgical Assistant+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
39% of modeled moves out of Surgical First Assistant go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Surgical Assistant+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
39% of modeled moves out of Surgical First Assistant go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Manager, Surgical Assisting+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
13% of modeled moves out of Surgical First Assistant go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Anesthesia Technologist-18% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Surgical First Assistant go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.