Top skills for Surgical Assistant jobs
Based on 83 active Surgical Assistant postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Surgical Assistant postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Life Support63%
- Supervision51%
- Regulations37%
- Retractors37%
- Aseptic Technique35%
- Draping35%
- Sponges33%
- Wound Dressings32%
- Gowning29%
- Health Care29%
- Insurance29%
- Sound Judgment29%
- Carts27%
- X-Rays27%
- Implants25%
- Arithmetic24%
- Critical Thinking24%
- Licensing24%
- Power Equipment24%
- Sterility23%
- Vital Signs23%
- Hemostats21%
- Trocars21%
- Company Policies20%
- Safety Procedures20%
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