About this specialty
Operating Room / Surgery jobs nationwide
1,498 active Operating Room / Surgery positions are open across the US right now, with the deepest concentration in , IL, AZ. Listings come straight from hospital ATS feeds, refreshed nightly.
OR / perioperative roles include scrub, circulator, and CVOR positions. AORN certification (CNOR) is required at academic and some community sites. Surgical Tech listings are aggregated separately at /jobs/specialty/surgical-tech.
Wages for Operating Room / Surgery roles vary significantly by region, shift, and acuity. Major academic medical centers and urban level-1 trauma hospitals typically anchor the top of the pay band; community and rural sites cluster lower. Where the hospital publishes its pay scale, Waypoint surfaces it directly on the job detail page; where they don't, the apply link still routes straight to the employer's ATS.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Operating Room / Surgery jobs
How many Operating Room / Surgery jobs are listed?
1,498 active positions across the United States as of the last nightly scrape.
Which states have the most Operating Room / Surgery openings?
, IL, AZ currently lead the country by Operating Room / Surgery job count. Full state-by-state breakdown is in the sidebar.
Which hospital systems hire the most Operating Room / Surgery staff?
The top three hiring systems for Operating Room / Surgery are CommonSpirit, Tenet Healthcare, CHS. Click any system tag to see all their open roles.
Are travel and per-diem Operating Room / Surgery positions included?
Yes. Each posting carries a job type flag (Full-Time, Part-Time, Per Diem, Travel). Travel-specific listings are also aggregated separately at /jobs/specialty/travel-nursing.
Do I need a license in the state I'm applying to?
Yes for any direct-care role. Operating Room / Surgery positions require state RN/APRN licensure for the state of employment. Many nurses qualify for compact-state licensure — see Waypoint's compact-license-states tool at /tools/compact-license-states for the current list.