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Anesthesiologist Assistants

Part of Health Science, in the Therapeutic Services pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 29-1071.01

What the work is

Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.

On a typical day

  • Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.
  • Participate in seminars, workshops, or other professional activities to keep abreast of developments in anesthesiology.
  • Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary support.
  • Respond to emergency situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), or pediatric advanced life support (PALS).
  • Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.

What it pays

$140,160
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $113,840
Experienced workers reach $201,640
  1. $114k10th
  2. $128k25th
  3. $140kMedian
  4. $154k75th
  5. $202k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $113,840, 25th $128,070, Median $140,160, 75th $154,110, 90th $201,640

About 650 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+27.4%

employment change in the Alamo region, 914 to 1,164 jobs · U.S. +20%

76

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 12,000

914

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 162,700

Typical entry education: Master's degree

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Active Listening3.9
  2. Reading Comprehension4.3
  3. Monitoring3.9
  4. Speaking3.8
  5. Critical Thinking3.8
  6. Judgment and Decision Making3.6
  7. Active Learning3.6
  8. Operations Monitoring3.5

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less22%
  2. Certificate17%
  3. Associate degree4%
  4. Master's degree43%
  5. Doctoral or professional15%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

Alamo programs that lead here

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