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Content: The Bureau of Labor Statistics gathers detailed data about the parts of the country with the highest wages, most job opportunities, and highest concentrations of ultrasound technicians, as well as other data pertaining to the profession. The following is a breakdown of states that combine good job opportunities for ultrasound techs with above average wages. Rates of employment are calculated as a ratio of ultrasound tech jobs per thousand total jobs, and wages can be broken down as either hourly or annual means. California has the highest rates of employment of diagnostic medical sonographers, but only the fourth highest annual mean wage, at $77,260. Massachusetts has the highest annual mean wage, but doesn’t even rank in the top 5 for rates of employment. Florida has the highest concentration of jobs, and the second highest employment rates, but does not rank in the top 5 best paying states. Oregon offers the second highest mean wages, but is not ranked in the top 5 for employment rates or concentration of jobs in diagnostic medical sonography. The BLS also generates a piece of data about employment called “location quotient,” which compares employment in a certain industry to overall employment in all fields in a particular area, as well as incor