Sonography Salary

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Sonography Salary

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• If you are considering following a career in
  Sonography or sometimes referred as ultrasound
  technician, then you may be wondering about the
  Sonography salary. There are a couple of factors
  that determine your salary as a sonographer.

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• For example, the state you are living in and the
  experience you have as a sonographer are among
  the highly determining factors. In this article,
  we will investigate what determining factors are
  there to determine your sonography salary, what
  is expected from you as a professional and from
  where you can get your Sonography education.

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• In the US, there are more sonographers every
  year joining the work force. On average the
  industry has 20 increases in terms of new
  professionals. However, in some states like
  Pennsylvania the number of sonographers joining
  the job market is shrinking, which as a result
  contributes for the high demand of sonographers
  and competitive and attractive salaries.

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• The state where you are living in or working
  highly determines your sonographer salary.
  According to a 2012 data from indeed.com, the
  national average salary for a diagnostic medical
  sonographer is 67,000 per year.

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• States like California, New York and Georgia are
  among the highest paying states with an average
  of 74,000 to 79,000 per year, while the other
  states pay around the national average or
  slightly above or below that. The sonogram
  technician salary has shown a 13 national growth
  rate between the year 2006 and 2010.

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• The other factor which determines your
  sonographer or ultrasound technician salary is
  your years of experience. You can expect a
  salary range beginning from 45,000 per year as a
  fresh graduate and 90,000 annually as more
  experienced you become.

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• Another determining factor is whether your
  payment is in hourly, part time or monthly bases.
  The average hourly pay rate is 30.95 in 2010.

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• There are a couple of ultrasound technician
  requirements to get a better salary. As a
  sonographer or ultrasound technician, you are
  expected to fulfill all the following
  requirements, however, the more expert you
  become, the more salary benefits you will get.
• Enjoying your being in the health care industry
  and taking care of people to the extremes of
  their illness.

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• Being compassionate and caring for your patients.
• Enjoying life long learning and the ability to
  adapt yourself to new high tech medical
  equipments and coping up with their advancements.
• Being able to analyze technical information and
  give your well thought and independent judgments
• Ability to work within a medical team environment
  with physicians and nurses.

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• Ability to work with sonograms including making
  the color distinctions
• Ability to communicate effectively with your
  patients and your co-workers.
• Enjoying much movement during work and ability to
  work with your hands and shoulders.

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• Those are the basic requirements you need to
  fulfill when you do Sonography jobs. The more
  experienced you become with the high tech
  equipments, patient care and effective
  independent judgment and analysis, the more
  competitive you become and the more salary you
  are going to earn.

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• As a sonographer or ultrasound technician, you
  can work in clinics, hospitals, physician offices
  and public health places mainly. You can also
  work as private/independent technician performing
  examinations for patients.

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• There are 252 accredited Sonography schools in
  the US that you can choose from. Depending on the
  state you are living you can get to these
  schools. Almost each state has a number of
  accredited diagnostic medical Sonography schools.
  Tuitions may differ from one state to another.
  You can get information from this website about
  the tuitions you are expected to pay in some
  selected states.

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• If pursuing your education on a classroom
  setting is difficult, there are online ultrasound
  technician schools. You can learn almost from
  anywhere with these online schools. However,
  learning Sonography needs some extra effort.
  Thus, you need to allocate all the necessary time
  and the hard work it requires.

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• Conclusion
• Sonography is a demanded field. It has shown
  remarkable growth rates in the past 20 years.
  People are learning it and earning from it.
  Working in the field will give you job
  satisfaction in addition to the attractive
  Sonography salary.

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Sonography Salary

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