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Career Information for Surgical Technologists in Florida

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Fast Facts for Surgical Technologists in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Panama City, Sebastian, and Gainesville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Port St. Lucie, Orlando, and Lakeland
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Miami, Tampa, and Orlando

Salaries for Surgical Technologists in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Palm Bay, Deltona, and Naples. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Surgical Technologists in Florida are listed below.

Selected Surgical Technology Schools in Florida

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Everest Institute
Hialeah, Miami

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

  • Programs: Surgical Technologist
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Sanford Brown Institute
Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville

Students develop career skills in several health-related fields (such as Ultrasound) and criminal justice. Some programs can be finished in as little as 9 months.

  • Programs: Surgical Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Fortis College
Orange Park

Looking to prepare for your dream career? Fortis College can give you the skills and training you need to succeed in the fast-growing and high-demand healthcare field.

  • Programs: Surgical Technologist, Surgical Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Coursework

Everest University
Tampa

Offers career education and degree programs in business, accounting, paralegal, criminal justice, and health care from ten campuses in Florida.

  • Programs: Surgical Technologist
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Southwest Florida College
Fort Myers, Tampa

Choose from a long list of accredited programs that prepare students for successful and rewarding careers. Campuses in Tampa and Fort Myers.

  • Programs: Surgical Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Rasmussen College
Fort Myers, Holiday, Ocala

Offers career training and degree programs in allied health, business, justice studies, nursing, education, and technology. Located at 13 campuses across the U.S.

  • Programs: Surgical Technologist
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Keiser University Campus
Port St. Lucie

Keiser University offers accredited degree programs in today's high-demand careers: Healthcare, Technology, Paralegal, Business, Nursing and Legal Studies.

  • Programs: Surgical Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Keiser Career College
Greenacres, Hialeah, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg

Keiser Career College offers associate and diploma programs in medical technology, nursing, massage therapy and more. Six campuses throughout Florida.

  • Programs: Surgical Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

More Florida Surgical Technology Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Americare School of Nursing Fern ParkFern ParkAssociate381
Brevard Community CollegeCocoaAssociate14,496
Central Florida Community CollegeOcalaAssociate6,210
Daytona State CollegeDaytona BeachBachelor13,675
Florida Community College at JacksonvilleJacksonvilleBachelor24,939
Gulf Coast Community CollegePanama CityAssociate5,758
Indian River State CollegeFort PierceBachelor14,932
Medvance Institute-Fort LauderdaleLauderdale LakesAssociate394
Medvance Institute-West PalmPalm SpringsAssociate512
Northwest Florida State CollegeNicevilleBachelor7,043
Palm Beach Community CollegeLake WorthAssociate22,881
Pensacola Junior CollegePensacolaAssociate10,728
Santa Fe CollegeGainesvilleAssociate14,824
Virginia College-PensacolaPensacolaAssociate243

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Surgical Technologists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Surgical Technologists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Surgical Technologists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

FLORIDA

   
Panama City140$33,0803.4
Sebastian60$37,2502.2
Gainesville150$37,2502.1
Pensacola140$34,7401.5
Cape Coral200$38,7901.5
Deltona140$42,1401.4
Ocala80$35,2801.4
Palm Bay170$49,9201.4
Miami870$37,1401.3
Jacksonville470$35,9001.2
Sarasota200$36,4801.2
Tallahassee120$35,2101.2
Fort Lauderdale540$38,1301.1
Naples80$40,3301.1
West Palm Beach340$36,5701
Tampa770$36,6201
Lakeland110$37,9500.9
Orlando560$33,8100.8
Port St. Lucie50$35,9000.6
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