St. Louis, MO · surgical technologist jobs
Find the right operating room role
Browse the St. Louis listings above, then check the facility address in each posting. If you can commute beyond the city filter, compare opportunities around East St. Louis and St. Charles separately; this page's filter is set to St. Louis.
Titles may say surgical technologist, scrub tech, certified surgical technologist (CST), or OR tech. Read the duties and credentials before treating those titles as interchangeable.
Compare the role, not just the title
Hospital operating room
Check assigned service lines, case volume, orientation, shift, weekend rotation, and call. Ask whether the scrub role includes emergency cases and instrument counts.
Ambulatory surgery center
Confirm the case mix, expected turnover, whether you float between rooms, and who handles sterile processing and instrument setup.
Travel, PRN, and specialty
Check required recent cases, contract length or minimum shifts, call, and familiarity with robotic, orthopedic, neuro, CVOR, or other specialty trays when listed.
What to check before applying in St. Louis
- Credentials: Read the posting for program accreditation, CST or TS-C certification, BLS/CPR, and any employer-specific experience requirement.
- Daily work: Look for sterile-field setup, counts, instrument handling, room turnover, and the equipment named for that service line.
- Schedule and location: Verify the actual work site, shift, call, weekends, travel radius, and whether the listed pay includes differentials or stipends.
Pay and employment · May 2025
Surgical technologist data for St. Louis, MO-IL
This published BLS metro area is broader than the St. Louis city filter. It is a benchmark for employed surgical technologists (SOC 29-2055), including scrub and OR tech roles across employers and settings.
Employment counts workers, not current openings. These figures do not describe every job on this board: surgical assistants, nurses, sterile processing staff, and managers may have different occupation codes. Travel contract pay, stipends, call, and shift premiums may differ from these wages. View the BLS May 2025 area data.