Overview
Other assisting workers in support of health services provide services and assistance to health care professionals and other health care staff. They are employed in hospitals, medical clinics, offices of health care professionals, nursing homes, optical retail stores and laboratories, and medical pathology laboratories.
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Sterile processing technicians
Operate and maintain sterilization equipment such as instrument washers, sonic sinks, cart washers and steam autoclaves to clean and disinfect trays, carts, linens, supplies, instrumentation and equipment for re-use according to standardized safety practices
Reassemble equipment and assemble packs of sterile supplies and instruments for delivery to hospital departments.
Employment prospects
Annual salary
$30,782
$42,752
$49,712
Usual Hours Worked Weekly: 32.8
Job openings
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Strong job outlook
British Columbia
1,331expected job openings (5-year forecast)
Education and training
Employment requirements
Sterile processing technicians require completion of secondary school and a six- to nine-month sterile processing college program.
Completion of secondary school and several months of on-the-job training are usually required for other assisting occupations in this unit group.
Certification requirements
Post-secondary programs in B.C.
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