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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

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    1. Diagnostic Medical Sonographer By http://sonographerguide.com/diagnostic-medical-sonographer/

    2. 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.

    3. 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.

    4. 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.

    5. 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.

    6. However, if you don’t 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.

    7. 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.

    8. 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.

    9. 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.

    10. 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.

    11. 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 won’t be always the case if you are a fresh graduate or working in a state where there are relatively more sonographers.

    12. 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.

    13. 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.

    14. 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.

    15. Diagnostic Medical Sonographer For more information, please visit http://sonographerguide.com/diagnostic-medical-sonographer/

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