Diagnostic Medical Sonographer/Ultrasound Technician Advising Sheet

Diagnostic medical sonographers use special equipment to direct high frequency sound waves into areas of the patient's body. Sonographers operate the equipment, which collects reflected echoes and forms an image that may be videotaped, transmitted, or photographed for interpretation and diagnosis by a physician.

Diagnostic medical sonographers may specialize in obstetric and gynecologic sonography (images of the female reproductive system), abdominal sonography (images of the liver, kidneys, gallbladder, spleen, and pancreas), neurosonography (images of the brain and other parts of the nervous system), or breast sonography. In addition, sonographers may specialize in vascular sonography or cardiac sonography

Salary InformationThe median wage in 2016 in California was $97,878 annually (labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/). The median is the point at which half of the workers earn more and half earn less.

Recommended WebsitesWebsite Website addressAmerican Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

ardms.org

American Society of Echocardiography asecho.orgBureau of Labor Statistics bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/diagnostic-medical-sonographersCareer Cornerstone careercornerstone.org/medtech/diagmedson/diagmedsonCommission for Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

caahep.org

Explore Health Careers explorehealthcareers.orgSociety of Diagnostic Medical Sonography sdms.orgSociety for Vascular Ultrasound svunet.org/homeLabor Market labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/OccGuides

Select Program School WebsitesWebsite Website addressCypress College cypresscollege.edu/academics/divisions-special-programs/health-

science/diagnostic-medical-sonography/Loma Linda University alliedhealth.llu.edu/academics/radiation-technology/degree-

options-radiation-technologyPlatt College plattcollege.edu/areas-of-study/school-of-medical-sciences/

diagnostic-medical-sonography/Santa Barbara City College sbcc.edu/sonography/University of California, San Diego radtech.ucsd.edu/Foothill College foothill.edu/dms/Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences

kpsahs.edu/cardiac-sonography

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