Also called: Echocardiographer, Echo Tech
Makes ultrasound movies of the beating heart to find valve problems, weak muscle, or birth defects.
Dims the lights, presses the probe between a patient's ribs, and captures the heart squeezing and valves opening in real time. Pediatric echo techs scan newborns with heart defects.
Estimate based on BLS cardiovascular technologists and sonographers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree or certificate in cardiovascular sonography plus RDCS certification.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Cardiovascular Sonography.
Growing much faster than average (about 11% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI auto-measures heart chambers and valves; getting clear images of a beating heart, including newborns, stays hands-on.
Classes: Anatomy & physiology, Physics, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2031.
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