| There are many benefits of choosing a | | | | can opt to enter into diagnostic sonography or |
| sonography career, from the job options to the | | | | nuclear medicine later on. General sonographers |
| career outlook to the pay to the personal | | | | use x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, computed |
| rewards. There are three types of sonography | | | | tomography and mammography technologies to |
| you can go into: general radiology, nuclear | | | | take pictures of the inside of patients' bodies to |
| medicine and diagnostic medical sonography | | | | diagnose illness, treat medical conditions and look |
| ultrasound. The salary and job options will depend | | | | at fetuses in pregnant women. |
| on the career path you choose, the amount of | | | | Diagnostic medical sonographers or ultrasound |
| education or training you undergo and the location | | | | technicians can enter the field after acquiring at |
| you work in. But regardless of these factors, it is | | | | least an associate's degree from an accredited |
| rewarding to know that you are helping people | | | | institution as required by the American Registry |
| with a job that will be necessary to the medical | | | | of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. These |
| community for years to come. | | | | professionals use high frequency sound waves |
| The median salary for sonographers is just under | | | | instead of ionized radiation. Careers in nuclear |
| $62,000 a year according to the SDMS Salary and | | | | medicine, on the other hand, look into the |
| Benefits Survey report, so with a degree and a | | | | physiology of patients and the functions of their |
| bit of experience you can really go far. | | | | cells to determine how these cells react to certain |
| Sonographers, including ultrasound technicians, | | | | drugs and identify reasons for various diseases. |
| managers, lead sonographers and other | | | | This job requires a license from the Nuclear |
| professionals in this field, make an average of $30 | | | | Medicine Technology Certification Board. |
| per hour including overtime and on-call work. More | | | | With so many benefits of choosing a sonography |
| important than the salary, though, is the | | | | career, it is worth looking into if it sounds like it |
| opportunity to work in many exciting locations | | | | could be right for you. |
| with an excellent job outlook for years to come. | | | | Institutions offering quality Sonography Technician |
| One of the biggest benefits of choosing a | | | | Programs include American Institute - College of |
| sonography career is the choices you will have. If | | | | Health Professionals, Sanford-Brown Institute, |
| you choose to go into general radiography you | | | | Keiser University and Kaplan College. |