Surgeon's assistant vs caller

The differences between surgeon's assistants and callers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a surgeon's assistant, becoming a caller takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a surgeon's assistant has an average salary of $367,957, which is higher than the $47,798 average annual salary of a caller.

The top three skills for a surgeon's assistant include patients, ortho and EMR. The most important skills for a caller are outbound calls, customer service, and cold calls.

Surgeon's assistant vs caller overview

	Surgeon's Assistant	Caller
Yearly salary	$367,957	$47,798
Hourly rate	$176.90	$22.98
Growth rate	7%	11%
Number of jobs	2,715	852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	49	39
Years of experience	6	12

Surgeon's assistant vs caller salary

Surgeon's assistants and callers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Surgeon's Assistant	Caller
Average salary	$367,957	$47,798
Salary range	Between $189,000 And $715,000	Between $19,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	-
Highest paying state	Maine	-
Best paying company	Bassett Healthcare Network	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between surgeon's assistant and caller education

There are a few differences between a surgeon's assistant and a caller in terms of educational background:

	Surgeon's Assistant	Caller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Business
Most common college	Duke University	-

Surgeon's assistant vs caller demographics

Here are the differences between surgeon's assistants' and callers' demographics:

	Surgeon's Assistant	Caller
Average age	49	39
Gender ratio	Male, 42.0% Female, 58.0%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 1.8% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Asian, 12.7% White, 76.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	8%

Differences between surgeon's assistant and caller duties and responsibilities

Surgeon's assistant example responsibilities.

Manage insurance authorization and hospital bookings for surgery.
Perform in-office suturing and skin closures in the operating room.
Perform vital sign checks, glucose level assessments and EKG's.
Provide education to patients anticipating surgery, to reduce patient anxiety, and enhance surgical outcome.
Gather outpatients' background and provide companionship and emotional support for thoracic cancer patients and families.
Board-Certify dermatologist performing Mohs surgery, advance reconstruction, blepharoplasty, liposuction, cosmetic & medical dermatology.

Caller example responsibilities.

Maintain hours of on duty engineers and conductors and their hours of rest on excel spreadsheet per FRA requirements.
Act as SME (subject matter expert).
Maintain train schedules for engineer and conductors.
Prepare FRA paper for crews going on duty.
Collect on-boarding and HIPAA policy paperwork for all employees.
Attend ongoing classes to keep certification current for the EMT field.

Surgeon's assistant vs caller skills

Common surgeon's assistant skills

Patients, 19%
Ortho, 17%
EMR, 16%
General Surgery, 8%
Surgical Procedures, 7%
Direct Patient Care, 5%

Common caller skills

Outbound Calls, 27%
Customer Service, 23%
Cold Calls, 9%
Fundraise, 7%
Financial Support, 5%
Computer System, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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