Scrub tech, OR tech, and certified surgical technologist openings across the Texas Medical Center and the wider Houston metro, one of the densest surgical hiring markets in the country. New postings appear in the job list on this page; the sections below cover the employers actually hiring, what the metro pays, and how Texas certification gets checked at hire.
The Texas Medical Center makes Houston unusual: several of the metro's largest OR employers sit inside a few square miles, alongside county safety-net hospitals, a children's hospital, and HCA's outpatient network. A few worth knowing:
A hospital OR and a same-day surgery center are different jobs in pay, pace, and call. Understand the trade-off before you pick: ASC vs. hospital OR surgical tech work.
For a figure tuned to your setting and specialty, run the surgical tech salary estimator or read the full salary guide.
Most Houston hospitals expect the CST credential through the NBSTSA, or graduation from a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program, and the first thing I check on any file is whether that certification is current, since an expired credential stalls an otherwise strong candidate. For the exact Texas statute and how it applies to you, see surgical tech state requirements.