Already an LPN would that give me a leg up if I went to school to be a surgical tech

[cfpalmer]

I am an LPN in virginia and I am looking into ways to further my education. Of course I have thought about going back to get my RN but that is really expensive and surgical tech programs are alot cheaper. I work for a ENT/head and neck surgeon now as his clinical assistant at the office and he uses surgical techs when he does a lot of his surgeries. I was wondering if already having my LPN would make it so I would make more money as a surgical tech or would be more beneficial in any way after completing a surgical tech program. Cant find an answer to my question anywhere online and was hopeing that someone on here may be able to answer it for me.

[sevensonnets]

All the surgery techs I know are LPN's trained as techs after being hired into the OR. They've all been working OR for years.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

I seriously doubt that your nursing license would cause your employer to pay you more. After all, you will still be a new surgical tech, just like everyone else who graduates from the program.

Now, if there were a position that required LPN/Surgical Tech, then that position would likely pay more because there's something in that position that requires a nursing license.

[fromtheseaRN, BSN, RN]

i agree with roser13, i don't think it would give you an advantage as you are not progressing in your nursing education, rather you are switching to a different career.

in my area they have been getting rid of scrub nurses(RNs) and hiring surgical techs instead, because they earn less, thus the hospitals save money that way. scrub techs make a bit less than LPNs here.