Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
SOC 29-2031 · 2024-2034
Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic, therapeutic, or research purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary functions, lung capacity, and similar tests.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $80,358per year
- Projected openings
- 4,280
- Projected change
- +15.5%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Operations Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $132,927 | 20 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $127,678 | 150 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $107,782 | 60 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $106,724 | 50 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $105,738 | 20 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $102,161 | 100 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $94,552 | 50 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $92,412 | 210 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $87,762 | 60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $87,587 | 270 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $85,328 | 40 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $79,904 | 290 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $79,678 | 40 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $78,178 | 360 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $72,601 | 20 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $67,424 | 20 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $65,441 | 650 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $65,441 | 1,560 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $64,866 | 70 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $63,325 | 90 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 20 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $132,128 | 8,010 | +23.1% |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $62,080 | 22,750 | +14.3% |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $124,654 | 15,070 | +16.7% |
| Radiation Therapists | $171,109 | 1,000 | +11.8% |
| Respiratory Therapists | $107,754 | 14,350 | +22.2% |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | $127,471 | 2,720 | +18.4% |
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