SOC 29-9093: Surgical Assistants

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.

Part of 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 29-9000 Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 29-9090 Miscellaneous Health Practitioners and Technical Workers

SOC 29-9093 links to 1 CIP 2020 program in the NCES and BLS crosswalk.

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Which programs match SOC 29-9093?

SOC 29-9093 links to 1 CIP 2020 program in the NCES and BLS crosswalk. The match list on this page links each program.

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Official crosswalk: NCES and BLS, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. NCES CIP 2020.