Nursery technician vs operating room assistant

The differences between nursery technicians and operating room assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a nursery technician and an operating room assistant. Additionally, a nursery technician has an average salary of $39,539, which is higher than the $34,177 average annual salary of an operating room assistant.

The top three skills for a nursery technician include weed control, pigs and customer service. The most important skills for an operating room assistant are patients, surgery, and anesthesia.

Nursery technician vs operating room assistant overview

	Nursery Technician	Operating Room Assistant
Yearly salary	$39,539	$34,177
Hourly rate	$19.01	$16.43
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	26,224	218,839
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Nursery technician vs operating room assistant salary

Nursery technicians and operating room assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursery Technician	Operating Room Assistant
Average salary	$39,539	$34,177
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $26,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Monica, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between nursery technician and operating room assistant education

There are a few differences between a nursery technician and an operating room assistant in terms of educational background:

	Nursery Technician	Operating Room Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Business
Most common college	-	-

Nursery technician vs operating room assistant demographics

Here are the differences between nursery technicians' and operating room assistants' demographics:

	Nursery Technician	Operating Room Assistant
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 45.6% Female, 54.4%	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 6.7% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between nursery technician and operating room assistant duties and responsibilities

Nursery technician example responsibilities.

Manage controlled environments and greenhouses for research on corn, soy, and wheat plants.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Work on a busy med-surg unit.

Operating room assistant example responsibilities.

Manage facility organization and cleanliness, maximizing the utilization of the facility and the efficiency of athlete's training routines.
Attach electrodes to patients in order to monitor electrocardiogram [EKG].
Obtain specimens, perform CPR, provide first aid, and check vital signs.
Facilitate patient safety while under anesthesia and awaking from anesthesia.
Review all group booking reports (Delphi).
Aid surgeons in suturing and management of trauma patients.

Nursery technician vs operating room assistant skills

Common nursery technician skills

Weed Control, 33%
Pigs, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Vital Signs, 7%
Mowing, 6%
Irrigation Systems, 5%

Common operating room assistant skills

Patients, 34%
Surgery, 11%
Anesthesia, 5%
Room Turnover, 4%
Direct Patient Care, 3%
Cleanliness, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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