Overview
Diagnostic medical sonographers work in a field that uses sound waves to generate an image used for assessment and diagnosis of various medical conditions. Many people associate sonography with obstetrics and the viewing of the fetus in the womb. But this technology has many other applications in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in the abdomen, breast, heart and vessels (vascular).
Diagnostic medical sonography is an imaging modality that uses sound waves to diagnosis ailments and can work in conjection with other imaging modalies such as x-ray, MRI, and nuclear medicine studies.
Diagnostic medical sonographers typically earn an average salary of $40,000 to $50,000 per year. To learn more, watch the video profile of "Diagnostic Medical Sonographers."
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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer 14 May 2008 [pdf, 166 KB]
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Average Salary:
$48,660
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Years in school:
2
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4
after high school graduation
Job outlook:
Excellent
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