Surgical assistants perform work familiar to some military personnel.
Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications in the
18D
Special Forces Medical Sergeant (Enlisted)
66E
Perioperative Nurse (Commissioned Officer only)
66
Nurse Corps Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
68D
Operating Room Specialist (Enlisted)
68W
Combat Medic Specialist (Enlisted)
HS
Health Services Technician (Enlisted)
1Z100
Pararescue Manager (Enlisted)
1Z111
Pararescue Helper (Enlisted)
1Z131
Pararescue Apprentice (Enlisted)
1Z151
Pararescue Journeyman (Enlisted)
1Z171
Pararescue Craftsman (Enlisted)
1Z191
Pararescue Superintendent (Enlisted)
1Z1X1
Pararescue (Enlisted)
46S1
Operating Room Nurse (Commissioned Officer only)
46S3
Operating Room Nurse (Commissioned Officer only)
46S4
Operating Room Nurse (Commissioned Officer only)
46SX
Operating Room Nurse (Commissioned Officer only)
4N000
Aerospace Medical Service Manager (Enlisted)
4N011B
Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N011C
Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Independent Duty Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N011D
Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Allergy/Immunization Technician (Enlisted)
4N011F
Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Flight and Operational Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N011
Aerospace Medical Service Helper (Enlisted)
4N031B
Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N031C
Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, Independent Duty Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N031D
Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, Allergy/Immunization Technician (Enlisted)
4N031F
Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, Flight and Operational Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N031
Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice (Enlisted)
4N051B
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N051C
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Independent Duty Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N051D
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Allergy/Immunization Technician (Enlisted)
4N051F
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Flight and Operational Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N051
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman (Enlisted)
4N071B
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N071C
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Independent Duty Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N071D
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Allergy/Immunization Technician (Enlisted)
4N071F
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Flight and Operational Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N071
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman (Enlisted)
4N091
Aerospace Medical Service Superintendent (Enlisted)
4N0X1
Aerospace Medical Service (Enlisted)
4N111B
Surgical Service Helper, Urology (Enlisted)
4N111C
Surgical Service Helper, Orthopedics (Enlisted)
4N111D
Surgical Service Helper, Otolaryngology (Enlisted)
4N111
Surgical Service Helper (Enlisted)
4N131B
Surgical Service Apprentice, Urology (Enlisted)
4N131C
Surgical Service Apprentice, Orthopedics (Enlisted)
4N131D
Surgical Service Apprentice, Otolaryngology (Enlisted)
4N131
Surgical Service Apprentice (Enlisted)
4N151B
Surgical Service Journeyman, Urology (Enlisted)
4N151C
Surgical Service Journeyman, Orthopedics (Enlisted)
4N151D
Surgical Service Journeyman, Otolaryngology (Enlisted)
4N151
Surgical Service Journeyman (Enlisted)
4N171B
Surgical Service Craftsman, Urology (Enlisted)
4N171C
Surgical Service Craftsman, Orthopedics (Enlisted)
4N171D
Surgical Service Craftsman, Otolaryngology (Enlisted)
4N171
Surgical Service Craftsman (Enlisted)
4N191
Surgical Service Superintendent (Enlisted)
4N1X1
Surgical Service (Enlisted)
001247
Deep Sea Diving Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
001255
Hospital Corpsman Basic (Enlisted)
001260
Field Medical Service Technician (Enlisted)
001265
Orthopedic Cast Room Technician (Enlisted)
001289
Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman (Enlisted)
001317
Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
001327
Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
001339
Hemodialysis/Apheresis Technician (Enlisted)
001349
Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
001372
Surgical Technologist (Enlisted)
003020
Medical Deep Sea Diving Technician (Enlisted)
003501
Search and Rescue Medical Technician (Enlisted)
0166
Preventive Medicine Officer (Occupational) (Commissioned Officer only)
0932
Perioperative Nurse (Commissioned Officer only)
HM
Hospital Corpsman (Enlisted)
L00A
Search and Rescue Medical Technician (Enlisted)
L01A
Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
L02A
Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
L03A
Field Medical Service Technician (Enlisted)
L06A
Cardiovascular Technician (Enlisted)
L10A
Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
L11A
Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman (Enlisted)
L13A
Hemodialysis Technician (Enlisted)
L14A
Opthalmic Surgical Technician (Enlisted)
L23A
Sugical Technologist (Enlisted)
L26A
Orthopedic Technician (Enlisted)
L27A
Medical Deep Sea Diving Technician (Enlisted)
L28A
Deep Sea Diving Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
O91A
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Special Operations Tactical Medic (SO-TM) (Enlisted)
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