Operating Room Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Operating room technicians can also be called surgical technicians or technologists. They prepare operating rooms for surgery.  They are in charge of having surgical instruments, sterile bandages and linens, needed fluids, and other things of the like ready for the operation.  They may also help doctors by giving them tools they ask for during surgery and also count sponges and needles before and after the operation.

Salary:

$16,000 - $22,000

Education:

A high school diploma or GED certificate is necessary. Programs vary from one year, to two years. Students receive training in medical terminology, physiology, and sterilization methods.  At the end of the training period students must pass an examination by the Association of Surgical Technologists to become certified.

I think I might like to become one. The job is pretty simple.