Top skills for Surgical Technician jobs
Based on 159 active Surgical Technician postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Surgical Technician postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Supervision45%
- Retractors38%
- Life Support37%
- Nursing31%
- Health Care28%
- BLS for Healthcare Providers27%
- Geriatrics25%
- Aseptic Technique23%
- Draping19%
- Acute Care18%
- Critical Thinking16%
- Critical Care Nursing14%
- Operating Room (OR)13%
- Physiology12%
- Gowning11%
- Human Anatomy11%
- Loan11%
- Professional Development11%
- EEOC11%
- Driven10%
- Financial Wellness10%
- JCAHO10%
- Surgeries10%
- Technical Training10%
- Tuition Assistance10%
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