Surgical nurse vs caller

The differences between surgical nurses and callers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a surgical nurse, becoming a caller takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a surgical nurse has an average salary of $64,025, which is higher than the $47,798 average annual salary of a caller.

The top three skills for a surgical nurse include patients, BLS and acute care. The most important skills for a caller are outbound calls, customer service, and cold calls.

Surgical nurse vs caller overview

	Surgical Nurse	Caller
Yearly salary	$64,025	$47,798
Hourly rate	$30.78	$22.98
Growth rate	6%	11%
Number of jobs	638,444	852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	44	39
Years of experience	2	12

Surgical nurse vs caller salary

Surgical nurses and callers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Surgical Nurse	Caller
Average salary	$64,025	$47,798
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $103,000	Between $19,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	Thousand Oaks, CA	-
Highest paying state	Hawaii	-
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between surgical nurse and caller education

There are a few differences between a surgical nurse and a caller in terms of educational background:

	Surgical Nurse	Caller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	Duke University	-

Surgical nurse vs caller demographics

Here are the differences between surgical nurses' and callers' demographics:

	Surgical Nurse	Caller
Average age	44	39
Gender ratio	Male, 11.2% Female, 88.8%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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	9%	8%

Differences between surgical nurse and caller duties and responsibilities

Surgical nurse example responsibilities.

Manage GI bleeds, asthmatics, bowel resections, fractures, patients with chest and feeding tubes.
Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Maintain BLS, NRP, ACLS
Prepare patients for procedures, initiate and maintain intravenous therapy, and obtain 12-lead EKG.
Establish care plans and perform care for ICU, CCU, cardiac, and neurological patients.
Serve as a BLS/ ACLS instructor.

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.

Surgical nurse vs caller skills

Common surgical nurse skills

Patients, 31%
BLS, 15%
Acute Care, 7%
Acls, 5%
Rehabilitation, 4%
Quality Care, 3%

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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