Anesthesiologist Assistants
Health Science · Therapeutic Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $113,840; experienced workers reach $201,640. About 650 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +27.4%
- Openings a year
- 76
- Employed in 2024
- 914
Typical entry education: Master's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills 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.
- Active Listening3.9
- Reading Comprehension4.3
- Monitoring3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Active Learning3.6
- Operations Monitoring3.5
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.
- 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.
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.
- High school or less22%
- Certificate17%
- Associate degree4%
- Master's degree43%
- Doctoral or professional15%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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