Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Also called: RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer), Staff Sonographer, Ultrasound Technician (Ultrasound Tech)

Career Cluster: Health Science
What they do:
Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists.
On the job, you would:
  • Observe screen during scan to ensure that image produced is satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, making adjustments to equipment as required.
  • Decide which images to include, looking for differences between healthy and pathological areas.
  • Operate ultrasound equipment to produce and record images of the motion, shape, and composition of blood, organs, tissues, or bodily masses, such as fluid accumulations.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Health
  • medicine and dentistry
Math and Science
  • physics
  • biology
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
Skills Image SKILLS

Social
  • understanding people's reactions
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Visual Understanding
  • see hidden patterns
  • quickly know what you are looking at
Hand and Finger Use
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Ideas and Logic
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen
Verbal
  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Cooperation
  • Cautiousness
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Empathy
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software
  • Email software
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Medical software
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • MEDITECH software
Education Image EDUCATION

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Associate's degree or other 2-year degree or Bachelor's degree
usually needed
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Job Outlook Image JOB OUTLOOK


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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.


Salary:
High: $129,370.00
Median: $96,590.00
Low: $67,820.00
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