Surgical Tech Jobs in Utah

Utah Surgical Tech Jobs

Salt Lake City's Wasatch Front corridor hosts Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health as competing major employers, giving credentialed surgical techs in Utah's most populated region genuine system options in a state where healthcare has grown significantly alongside one of the fastest-expanding metro populations in the West.

Browse live scrub tech and OR technician openings across Utah below.

Where surgical techs work in Utah

Intermountain Health is the dominant system statewide, with its flagship Primary Children's and Intermountain Medical Center campuses anchoring the Salt Lake metro. University of Utah Health operates the state's academic medical center and Level I trauma program. MountainStar Healthcare runs HCA-affiliated facilities across the Wasatch Front. CommonSpirit's Holy Cross hospitals round out the Salt Lake market. Provo and Ogden support secondary markets through regional Intermountain and independent facilities.

Surgical tech salaries in Utah

BLS data shows a mean of $61,610 and a median of $59,230. Entry-level techs start around $41,610 with experienced surgical technologists reaching approximately $81,480 at the 90th percentile.

Certification in Utah

No mandatory licensure requirement exists. Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health both treat CST certification as a standard hiring expectation across their networks.

Becoming a surgical tech in Utah

CAAHEP and ABHES accredited programs run 12 to 24 months. Salt Lake Community College is the primary in-state accredited pathway with clinical placements at major Wasatch Front system facilities.

Cost of living

Utah's Wasatch Front housing costs have risen sharply over the past five years driven by population growth. Salt Lake City is no longer the affordability outlier it once was, though costs remain below comparable West Coast markets. Ogden and Provo offer somewhat lower housing costs while still providing access to Intermountain system employment.

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