Ultrasound technician is also called as the ultrasonographer or the ultrasound technologist and are generally the medical professional who rely on the sound waves for producing images of the internal parts of the human body for the treatment and diagnosis of the disease. It is an apparatus for the production of the images. The ultrasonography differs from the other techniques of the diagnostic imaging that relies on the radiations like magnetic resonance imaging and x-rays.     

 

Categorization:

The ultrasound technician belongs to category of the diagnostic medical sonographer. These technicians will direct the high frequency sound wave to the patient's body for producing images which are stored in the computer system, photographed or videotaped for attending the physician to conduct the further evaluation. Several diagnostic medical sonographers who generally include the sonographer, cardiovascular sonographer and the neurosonographer.

 

Workplace and Workforce:

According to BLS over 51,000 ultrasound technicians are working in US in the year 2009. Over 50% of them are working in the hospitals and they can also be found in the diagnostic laboratories, educational institutions, outpatient care center and physician's office.

 

Qualification:

The famous educational track for the ultrasound technician is the associate degree in the diagnostic medical sonography or the ultrasound technology that is accredited by the CAAHEP association. The graduate will attend the national certification examination conducted by the ARDMS for earning the title of the registered medical sonographer. Qualification necessary for the ultrasound technician is less when compared to the other medical fields. 

 

Salary:

The annual salary of the ultrasound technician is about $65,000 in the year 2010 according to the salary.com website. The experienced ultrasound technicians will earn about $76,000 and the ultrasound technicians with less experience will get a wage of about $76,000. The salary for the ultrasound technicians will vary depending on the experience and skills of the technician. The salary increases with the experience of the ultrasound technician. 

 

Job Outlooks:

 According to BLs the job opportunities for the ultrasound technicians will increase gradually and will grow about 18% in the year 2018. The job opportunities for the ultrasound technician will gradually increase at a rapid speed when compared to the other career fields. In the current trend all the people are in search of the job opportunities in the ultrasound technician field as the job is very interesting and is safe for the technicians to make a good living out of it.