r/scrubtech
16k members
r/scrubtech is a subreddit with 16k members. The community frequently discusses job, surgical tech, scrub tech, advice, and guess the case, and they frequently recommend/review shoe, compression socks, and eyewear, and the most common flair used is various , funny , cancelectomy , ortho , and general .
This subreddit is for anyone that scrubs in on surgical cases; whether you are a bonafide surgical tech, or an OR nurse.
Popular Topics in r/scrubtech
#1
Job
43 posts
#2
Surgical Tech
35 posts
#3
Scrub Tech
35 posts
#4
Advice
23 posts
#5
Guess The Case
13 posts
#6
Clinical
12 posts
#7
School
12 posts
#8
Tech
11 posts
#9
Program
10 posts
#10
Surgery
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/scrubtech
Shoe
12 reviews
#1
Birkenstock
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Hoka
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Brooks
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Compression Socks
8 reviews
#1
Sockwell
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Bombas
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
ProCompression
4.0★ from 1 review
Eyewear
3 reviews
#1
Stoggles
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Amazon
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/scrubtech
#1
Various
: "Mask Acne"
8 posts
#2
Funny
: "New fear unlocked"
2 posts
#3
Cancelectomy
: "When people ask me what I do, this is what I'll show them"
2 posts
#4
Ortho
: "Sent home from my per diem job because I couldn’t scrub ortho independently… was this an unrealistic expectation?"
2 posts
#5
General
: "The traveler who accidentally fixed my surgical technologist salary"
1 post
#6
Guess the case
: "guess the case"
1 post
#7
Neuro
: "Any techs work at a pain management based ASC?"
1 post
#8
Eyes
: "Corneal transplant- PK"
1 post
#9
Cardiac
: "IS THIS NORMAL?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/scrubtech
Yearly
+4k members(38.0%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026