Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Flint, MI: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Flint, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $46.6K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $40.2K to $50.5K.

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	MI	U.S.
25th	$40,200	$39,760	$39,800
Median	$46,640	$45,670	$47,700
75th	$50,470	$49,690	$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

3.6

Metro employment

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

Hurley Medical Center, 2 campuses
Cukrowski Surgery Center, 1 campuses
Genesee Care, 1 campuses
Genesee County Health Department, 1 campuses
Genesys Hillside Behavioral Services, 1 campuses
Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital, 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

Saginaw, MI · 30 miles
Lansing, MI · 49 miles
Ann Arbor, MI · 52 miles
Detroit, MI · 53 miles

Related roles

One manager hiring: Hire a Sterile Processing Technician in Flint.

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Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Flint?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Flint. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Hurley Medical Center, Cukrowski Surgery Center, Genesee Care.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in Michigan?

A few states require it. Check the Michigan rule before you start in Flint.

What should a surgery center in Flint weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Flint has a deeper bench of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is within 3 percent of the Michigan median.