Top skills for Certified Surgical Technologist jobs

Based on 114 active Certified Surgical Technologist postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of Certified Surgical Technologist postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Life Support53%
  • Aseptic Technique38%
  • Supervision25%
  • Operating Room (OR)22%
  • Health Care18%
  • Draping15%
  • Anatomy14%
  • Inpatient Surgery14%
  • Critical Thinking11%
  • Emergency Situations11%
  • Labels11%
  • Nursing10%
  • Sterility10%
  • Staffing9%
  • Physiology8%
  • Empathy7%
  • Gowning7%
  • Laboratory Analysis7%
  • Loan7%
  • Orthopedics7%
  • Robotics7%
  • Infection Prevention6%
  • Sponges6%
  • Surgeries6%
  • Acute Care6%

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