Lassy1

Hi im 41 and recently divorced. I'm finally going back to school and was excited about the surgical tech program. I don't have enough credits to get accepted into the program and need a job fast so I've decided to go for sterile tech instead. I'm worried that I'm fast approaching the age when people won't hire me. But my goal is to work as a sterile tech for a year. Use that as credits to get into the surgical tech school and land a job I know it's physically demanding and I have no health problems. I feel fit enough but is the age thing a barrier? Also do people retire from that line of work or do their bodies just give out over time? i live in Alabama and sterile techs only start out at $11.67 at best Does anyone in that field know if hospitals bump the pay after you've been in it for a few years or is it just the standard .50 a year raise? Sorry if all my questions are confusing. These are 2 fields I'm very interested in