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	Surgical Assistants	Acute Care Nurses	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	Medical and Health Services Managers
SUMMARY	22% Low Risk	7% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	5.7/10	7.4/10	7.7/10	8.5/10
POLLING	33% (Low Risk, Based on 15 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 15 votes)	35% (Low Risk, Based on 126 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	5.1%	4.9%	17.3%	23.2%
WAGES	$60,290 or $28.98 per hour	$93,600 or $45.00 per hour	$105,620 or $50.77 per hour	$117,960 or $56.71 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	22,860	3,282,010	229,720	565,840
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	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.	Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.	Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.	Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

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