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Pennsylvania Sterile Processing Technician Jobs

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Find the right sterile processing role in Pennsylvania

Use the listings above to compare central sterile processing, instrument technician, and related jobs. Start with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, the Lehigh Valley, Harrisburg, and Erie. Compare the actual campus, shift, and employer. Pennsylvania’s central service statute has specific pathways and timing that a posting should reflect.

Workplace and duties

Across Pennsylvania, the word “sterile” can cover different departments. Identify the processing site and check for decontamination, prep and pack, instrument trays, sterilizer documentation, and operating-room turnaround duties.

What to verify before applying

Use the Pennsylvania result as a starting point, then read the posting for the work address, schedule, call coverage, pay period, and training. Lead, supervisor, and surgical technologist positions have distinct duties and credentials.

State requirement to check

Pennsylvania regulates central service technicians in covered health care facilities. The act includes qualification pathways and timing; check its current text and the employer’s requirements.

Read Pennsylvania Act 80 of 2020

Statewide occupational data · May 2025

Pay and employment in Pennsylvania

$22.03/hrMedian hourly wage
$19.09–$24.06/hr25th–75th percentile hourly range
3,450Estimated employed workers

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Medical Equipment Preparers (31-9093), May 2025. This occupation includes sterile processing technicians and other workers who prepare medical equipment. It does not represent every job on this board, such as supervisors or surgical technologists. Employment counts workers, not current job openings. These are statewide estimates, not an offer or a local wage.

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