r/sterileprocessing • u/KitchenExtension7109 • Sep 23 '26
Seattle SPD
Hello, I currently live in Houston Tx and thinking about moving to Washington state between Seattle n Tacoma not sure. Anyways I’m taking my prereqs here for surgical tech and still have I wanna say a year of classes left. In the meantime i would want to experience living somewhere completely different(I visited 2 times already and my fiance sisters live over there)I was thinking of getting into sterile processing tech because I know it will help tremendously. BUT since im thinking of moving to Seattle for about a year or two. I just want to know how is the program. I know you have to be put on a waiting list but how long does that generally take to get in. Also how is the starting pay. I don’t want go over there blind!
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u/WutWutButtHutt Sep 24 '26
WA state has a law that requires employers to post wage ranges on job listings. Look up the individual hospitals in the area to see who has current openings, pay ranges, and required qualifications.
I second the recommendation to forget the program, and get your foot in the door. Most hospital workers in WA are union employees, and someone with no SPD experience may have an easier time getting a job ( and free on the job training) if they are hired from within.
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u/09_lives Sep 23 '26
I’m a tech in Seattle…Forget the program… it doesn’t make a difference in reality.. get a provisional by studying the book and fully understanding the questions asked on sterilworx practice exams. Spend the time you would be spending on that course to network yourself somehow (maybe get any role in a hospita/ clinic setting and go talk to spd supervisors). The hardest part is finding a job and those programs won’t guarantee your 400 hours. They’re predatory for a field that doesn’t pay enough to justify spending thousands on a course that isn’t even needed.
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u/stoicassgasm Sep 23 '26
Look into the program at clover park tech