Healthcare
Anesthesiologist Assistants
Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.
Median salary (BLS)
$135,880
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$99k – $190k
Job outlook
+20% (much faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
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Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Junior Anesthesiologist Assistants
Entry / Junior
$99,380
~2 yrs to advance
Anesthesiologist Assistants
Established
$135,880
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Anesthesiologist Assistants
Senior
$163,080
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.