Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Bakersfield, CA: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Bakersfield, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $47.5K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $42.6K to $57.9K.

Pay

The median is the middle of sterile processing technicians already employed, not a starting wage. The 25th is the lower quarter of that group. The 75th is what the upper quarter already earns.

Percentile	Metro	CA	U.S.
25th	$42,610	$49,650	$39,800
Median	$47,540	$61,370	$47,700
75th	$57,920	$77,660	$58,570

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Wages are the Medical Equipment Preparers series, SOC 31-9093.

Hiring difficulty and demand

Hiring difficulty

4.1

Metro employment

170

National growth, 2025 to 2035

10.8%

National openings a year

10.7 thousand

This is the same score as the free check.

Who's hiring

Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi, 3 campuses
Clinica Sierra Vista, 3 campuses
Adventist Health Delano, 2 campuses
Alliance Surgery Center, 1 campuses
Apple Surgery Center, 1 campuses
Bahamas Surgery Center, 1 campuses

Campuses on file in the provider extract, not live job ads.

License and training

Most states do not license this work, but a few, including New York and New Jersey, require certification for new hires. Employers often want CRCST from HSPA or CSPDT from CBSPD. Confirm the rule in your state.

Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, medical equipment preparers

The work

You decontaminate used instruments, inspect them, and build trays to a count sheet. Then you run the sterilizer and track each load.

The schedule drives the work. An add-on case or a missing instrument means a rush, and the tray still has to be right.

Nearby metros

Visalia, CA · 69 miles
Oxnard, CA · 80 miles
Santa Maria, CA · 85 miles
San Luis Obispo, CA · 92 miles

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Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Bakersfield?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Bakersfield. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi, Clinica Sierra Vista, Adventist Health Delano.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in California?

A few states require it. Check the California rule before you start in Bakersfield.

What should a surgery center in Bakersfield weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Bakersfield has about as many of these workers as a typical metro. This metro is 23% under the California median.