Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
SOC 29-2032 · 2024-2034
Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $132,128per year
- Projected openings
- 8,010
- Projected change
- +23.1%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
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
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $175,236 | 350 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $174,623 | 50 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $169,505 | 80 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $167,912 | 280 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $164,174 | 480 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $161,924 | 470 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $156,110 | 20 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $147,657 | 50 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $144,811 | 60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $132,958 | 390 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $131,191 | 40 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $130,883 | 30 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $128,110 | 90 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $124,165 | 80 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $120,406 | 30 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $120,406 | 120 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $118,136 | 40 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $116,554 | 20 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $113,575 | 30 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $111,973 | 30 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $110,802 | 30 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $107,155 | 210 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $106,056 | 1,750 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $105,296 | 120 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $105,029 | 580 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $102,303 | 660 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $98,650 | 60 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | $80,358 | 4,280 | +15.5% |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $124,654 | 15,070 | +16.7% |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $62,080 | 22,750 | +14.3% |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | $127,471 | 2,720 | +18.4% |
| Radiation Therapists | $171,109 | 1,000 | +11.8% |
| Surgical Technologists | $83,586 | 8,420 | +11.6% |
Leads to — 6
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Contra Costa Medical Career College · Antioch · $41,364
Diagnostic Medical Imaging Major (AS)
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $3,561
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL ULTRASOUND
Central California School of Cont. Ed. · San Luis Obispo · $20,075
Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts · San Jose · $20,800
Associate of Occupational Science in Ultrasound Technology
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts · San Jose · $63,973
Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound/Vascular Technology
Modern Technology School · Fountain Valley · $39,935