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Illinois Surgical Technician Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Surgical Technologists in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Surgical Technologists in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Peoria and Champaign
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chicago and Rockford
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago and Peoria

Salaries for Surgical Technologists in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago and Rockford. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Surgical Technologists in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Surgical Technology Schools in Illinois

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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Sanford Brown College
Skokie

Students attend the school to gain practical skills directly useful in their chosen fields. Multiple campuses around St. Louis plus one in Milwaukee.

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

Rasmussen College
Aurora, Rockford, Romeoville

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.)

More Illinois Surgical Technology Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicagoAssociate6,031
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Elgin Community CollegeElginAssociate9,613
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
John Wood Community CollegeQuincyAssociate2,417
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Prairie State CollegeChicago HeightsAssociate5,507
Rend Lake CollegeInaAssociate4,821
Richland Community CollegeDecaturAssociate3,274
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Trinity College of Nursing and Health SciencesRock IslandBachelor210
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Surgical Technologists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. 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

ILLINOIS

   
Peoria180$38,2801.7
Champaign70$43,5501.2
Rockford100$45,5901
Chicago2,050$46,0600.8
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