SOC Code 29-9093 - Surgical Assistants

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2018 SOC detailed occupation. Official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics classification.

Key facts for SOC 29-9093

Code
29-9093
O*NET® code
29-9093.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Surgical Assistants
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.

Classification scope for SOC 29-9093

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

"Registered Nurses" (29-1141) and "Surgical Technologists" (29-2055).

Where SOC 29-9093 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Minor group 29-9000 Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Broad occupation Direct parent 29-9090 Miscellaneous Health Practitioners and Technical Workers
Detailed occupation Current 29-9093 Surgical Assistants

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Other detailed occupations (3)

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Sources for SOC 29-9093

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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