Anesthesiologist Assistants
Health ScienceO*NET 29-1071.01United States
Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.
- Median annual earnings
- $136,360
- Projected change
- +21.8%
- Typical education
- Master's or Professional degree
- Employment
- 169.64K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
57.3% of the workforce
Growing to 206.65K by 2035
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The work
What anesthesiologist assistants do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- 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).
- Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.
- Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.
- Participate in seminars, workshops, or other professional activities to keep abreast of developments in anesthesiology.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $98,689
- 25th percentile
- $120,275
- 50th percentile
- $136,360
- 75th percentile
- $165,639
- 90th percentile
- $192,855
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $136,360 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+21.8%much faster than average
2025169,639 jobs
2035 projected206,648 jobs
37,009 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Master's or Professional degree
- 57.3%
- High school diploma or less
- 21.8%
- Certificate
- 16.8%
- Associate degree
- 4.1%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Operation and Control
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Science
- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Quality Control Analysis
- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Anesthesia Technicians3,133 postings
- 02Certified Anesthesia Technicians126 postings
- 03Anesthesia Technologists123 postings
- 04Lead Anesthesia Technicians58 postings
- 05Anesthesia Assistants46 postings
- 06PACU Registered Nurses39 postings
- 07Anesthesia Aides38 postings
- 08Anesthesia Specialists34 postings
- 09Perioperative Technicians30 postings
- 10Anesthesiology Residents28 postings
- 11Anesthesiologists26 postings
- 12Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants22 postings
- 13Operating Room Techs20 postings
- 14Ambulatory Surgery Registered Nurses16 postings
- 15Cardiopulmonary Technicians16 postings
- 16Patient Care Technicians15 postings
- 17Anesthesiologist Assistants13 postings
- 18Epic Optime/Anesthesia Analysts9 postings
- 19Perfusionists9 postings
- 20Operating Room Technicians8 postings
Top employers
- 01HCA Healthcare129 postings
- 02Intermountain Health66 postings
- 03Trinity Health46 postings
- 04Kaiser Permanente45 postings
- 05Aya Healthcare42 postings
- 06University of Pittsburgh Medical Center41 postings
- 07Mlk Jr Community Hospital38 postings
- 08AdventHealth33 postings
- 09Beth Israel Lahey Health33 postings
- 10Cleveland Clinic33 postings
- 11UCHealth (Colorado)33 postings
- 12University of California32 postings
- 13AMN Healthcare30 postings
- 14Navitas Partners30 postings
- 15Atlantic Health System29 postings
- 16Baylor Scott & White Health29 postings
- 17Piedmont Healthcare29 postings
- 18Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation27 postings
- 19Mayo Clinic26 postings
- 20Advocate Aurora Health25 postings
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