Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

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• If you are considering to be a diagnostic
  medical sonographer, you have chosen a promising
  career with excellent salary benefits. In this
  article you will explore what Sonography is, how
  you can get Sonography training and the salary
  and job options you will have being a sonographer.

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• A diagnostic medical Sonographer or an
  ultrasound technician uses a medical imaging
  device that uses sound waves to generate pictures
  for assessment and diagnosis of various medical
  conditions. In simple terms, Sonographers are
  those people who you see in hospitals or clinics
  that do ultrasound examinations to patients.

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• Even though Diagnostic medical Sonography is a
  recent field of study, it has shown an increasing
  growth rate within the last 20 years. For
  instance it had shown an average of 20 growth
  rate between the years 2006 and 2010. In 2010,
  there were around 53,000 medical sonographers in
  the US.

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• As a sonographer you are expected to carry out
  multiple responsibilities.
• 1. You will have direct connection with patients.
  You may meet plenty of patients every day who
  have normal to critical illness. Thus, you are
  expected to take a good care of all your patients
  with a compassionate and loving heart. If you
  have that kind of nature, then being a
  sonographer will be easy and a fulfilling job.

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• However, if you dont have those characters, you
  need to work on yourself first.
• 2. Your main responsibility as medical
  sonographer is working with those ultrasound
  equipments. The machines are high-the equipments
  which use sound waves to create images.
  Therefore, you need to know every detail of
  information that the equipment produces. Based on
  that you are expected to do medical analysis and
  give your independent suggestions.

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• 3. As a sonographer, you will be working in a
  team environment most of the time. Therefore, you
  have to be a team player who understands others
  opinions and respond accordingly. In addition,
  you are expected to communicate effectively with
  your patients and co-workers.

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• Those are the main responsibilities expected
  from you as a sonographer. If you love working
  with people and are a caring and compassionate
  type of person, then you are in the right
  profession.

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• Now that you are well aware of what the
  profession is and what will be expected from you,
  here is something about where you can get
  diagnostic medical Sonography training.
• There are above 250 accredited Sonography
  schools in the US. You have to look for an
  accredited college in your area, since
  accreditation is very important with your
  Sonography career.

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• Almost in each state there are a couple
  accredited schools. Thus, you can find a
  Sonography school just around your nearby. But at
  first you have to know which way of training
  suits you. There are online, offline (classroom)
  and hybrid diagnostic medical Sonography training
  types available. Depending on your time
  convenience, try to decide on that first.

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• You have plenty of options for diagnostic
  medical Sonography jobs. Sonographers are in
  demand almost in every state. However, the
  availability of jobs differs from state to state.
  There are relatively more jobs where there are
  less sonographers.
• The average diagnostic medical Sonography salary
  is around 67,000 per year according to
  indeed.com. However, that wont be always the
  case if you are a fresh graduate or working in a
  state where there are relatively more
  sonographers.

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• If you are a fresh graduate you can expect an
  average of 40,000 to 45,000 salary per year. If
  you are working in states like New York,
  California or Georgia, you can expect a salary
  above the national average.

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• Conclusion
• Sonography is one of the fastest growing
  occupations in the US. According to some
  statistics, it will grow to be the fastest of all
  occupations in terms of employment options.

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• If you choose to become a sonographer, you will
  benefit from the attractive salaries. In
  addition, you will enjoy the team environment
  that you work on. However, being a diagnostic
  medical sonographer may not be easy as it sounds
  since it needs hard work and compassionate heart.

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