Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists.
- O*NET-SOC code
29-2032.00 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$96,590
Employment, U.S.90,160
Median hourly wage$46.44
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $67,820 | $80,430 | $96,590 | $106,930 | $129,370 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,510 | $68,180 | 1.23 |
| Alaska | 140 | $105,670 | 0.77 |
| Arizona | 2,070 | $100,040 | 1.10 |
| Arkansas | 640 | $81,500 | 0.85 |
| California | 10,110 | $128,530 | 0.96 |
| Colorado | 1,430 | $108,410 | 0.86 |
| Connecticut | 990 | $103,230 | 1.01 |
| Delaware | 220 | $98,530 | 0.78 |
| District of Columbia | 160 | $112,020 | 0.40 |
| Florida | 6,670 | $82,940 | 1.16 |
| Georgia | 2,700 | $83,250 | 0.95 |
| Hawaii | 210 | $124,430 | 0.57 |
| Idaho | 510 | $99,920 | 1.02 |
| Illinois | 3,270 | $100,660 | 0.93 |
| Indiana | 1,380 | $85,040 | 0.74 |
| Iowa | 740 | $86,480 | 0.81 |
| Kansas | 670 | $96,310 | 0.80 |
| Kentucky | 940 | $91,230 | 0.81 |
| Louisiana | 1,150 | $80,710 | 1.03 |
| Maine | 380 | $95,230 | 1.03 |
| Maryland | 1,760 | $99,210 | 1.10 |
| Massachusetts | 2,190 | $107,480 | 1.04 |
| Michigan | 3,100 | $82,490 | 1.21 |
| Minnesota | 1,710 | $102,850 | 1.00 |
| Mississippi | 700 | $76,520 | 1.04 |
| Missouri | 1,930 | $100,130 | 1.13 |
| Montana | 230 | $101,000 | 0.79 |
| Nebraska | 780 | $82,670 | 1.32 |
| Nevada | 640 | $95,980 | 0.71 |
| New Hampshire | 400 | $103,760 | 1.01 |
| New Jersey | 3,370 | $103,150 | 1.35 |
| New Mexico | 410 | $87,210 | 0.80 |
| New York | 6,880 | $103,920 | 1.22 |
| North Carolina | 2,970 | $86,010 | 1.04 |
| North Dakota | 240 | $84,340 | 0.98 |
| Ohio | 3,160 | $82,870 | 0.98 |
| Oklahoma | 1,060 | $83,670 | 1.07 |
| Oregon | 1,210 | $120,220 | 1.06 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,980 | $82,710 | 0.85 |
| Rhode Island | 380 | $92,820 | 1.31 |
| South Carolina | 1,340 | $83,290 | 1.00 |
| South Dakota | 370 | $80,820 | 1.39 |
| Tennessee | 1,880 | $80,640 | 0.99 |
| Texas | 6,960 | $92,580 | 0.85 |
| Utah | 740 | $100,100 | 0.73 |
| Vermont | 140 | $104,100 | 0.81 |
| Virginia | 2,160 | $95,660 | 0.91 |
| Washington | 2,190 | $121,340 | 1.06 |
| West Virginia | 780 | $76,820 | 1.92 |
| Wisconsin | 1,530 | $102,090 | 0.90 |
| Wyoming | 90 | $100,650 | 0.53 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 3 | 0.964 |
| 2 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | 3 | 0.963 |
| 3 | Radiologists | 5 | 0.962 |
| 4 | Anesthesiologist Assistants | 5 | 0.956 |
| 5 | Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 3 | 0.955 |
| 6 | Radiation Therapists | 3 | 0.949 |
| 7 | Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 3 | 0.949 |
| 8 | Neurodiagnostic Technologists | 3 | 0.948 |
| 9 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 3 | 0.946 |
| 10 | Ophthalmic Medical Technologists | 3 | 0.945 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | Mathematics | 0.88 | 0.955 |
| Neurodiagnostic Technologists | Systems Evaluation | 1.24 | 0.948 |
| Surgical Technologists | Management of Material Resources | 1.00 | 0.940 |
| Forensic Science Technicians | Systems Evaluation | 1.00 | 0.923 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | Monitoring | 0.76 | 0.915 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, excluding software Diagnostic Medical Sonographers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic medical record EMR software | 7 of 20 | 10.1x |
| Patient management software | 4 of 20 | 15.4x |
| Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR | 4 of 20 | 10.3x |
| GE Healthcare Centricity EMR | 4 of 20 | 8.4x |
| Allscripts PM | 3 of 20 | 15.4x |
| Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR | 3 of 20 | 15.4x |
| Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR | 3 of 20 | 15.4x |
| CareCloud Central | 3 of 20 | 15.4x |
| Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management | 3 of 20 | 15.4x |
| Epic Practice Management | 3 of 20 | 15.4x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.25 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 1.88 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.00 | 2.12 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4.46 | 4.73 |
| Physics | 4.46 | 4.73 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.19 | 4.29 |
| Biology | 3.96 | 3.88 |
| English Language | 3.71 | 4.14 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.31 | 3.83 |
| Education and Training | 2.88 | 2.81 |
| Administrative | 2.78 | 3.26 |
| Mathematics | 2.71 | 2.97 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.70 | 3.06 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.69 | 2.37 |
| Telecommunications | 2.40 | 1.70 |
| Production and Processing | 2.32 | 1.99 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.22 | 2.22 |
| Communications and Media | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Psychology | 1.99 | 1.97 |
| Law and Government | 1.90 | 1.61 |
| Administration and Management | 1.86 | 1.42 |
| Mechanical | 1.81 | 1.51 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.72 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.72 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.72 | 1.48 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.71 | 1.46 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.56 | not rated |
| Design | 1.55 | 1.02 |
| Foreign Language | 1.49 | not rated |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.41 | 0.76 |
| Transportation | 1.36 | 0.66 |
| Building and Construction | 1.22 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.00 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Geography | 1.00 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Near Vision | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 3.62 |
| Oral Expression | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Written Expression | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.88 | 3.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Control Precision | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.50 | 3.25 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.50 | 3.25 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Selective Attention | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Visualization | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.88 | 2.50 |
| Far Vision | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Originality | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Time Sharing | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Depth Perception | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Memorization | 2.25 | 2.75 |
| Response Orientation | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Static Strength | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.00 | 2.25 |
| Reaction Time | 2.00 | 2.12 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Number Facility | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Rate Control | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Stamina | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.25 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.12 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.12 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.12 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- MEDITECH software hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- eClinicalWorks EHR software hot
- Database software
- Email software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Patient medical record software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester, MN | 240 | 3.38 | $100,770 |
| Charleston, WV | 160 | 2.74 | $75,900 |
| Greenville, NC | 120 | 2.59 | $76,380 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 250 | 2.39 | $80,600 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 320 | 2.27 | $82,940 |
| Tyler, TX | 150 | 2.22 | $82,110 |
| Mobile, AL | 220 | 2.19 | $68,090 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 210 | 2.15 | $87,200 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 160 | 2.00 | $78,830 |
| Springfield, IL | 120 | 1.97 | $98,470 |