Title: What Do You Need to Be a Medical Diagnostic Sonographer? | Work - Chron.com
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What Do You Need to Be a Medical Diagnostic Sonographer?
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Sonographers averaged $65,800 per year, or $31.63 per hour, as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lowest earners made less than $44,950 yearly, or $21.61 hourly, while the highest paid received over $90,640, or $43.58 per hour. Almost 10 percent of the nation’s 54,760 sonographers worked in California, which also boasted the highest pay of any state at $81,750 per year, or $39.30 per hour. For cities, New York, the most populous metropolitan area, held the most jobs at four percent of the total, averaging an annual $64,880, or $31.19. The highest wages were in San Jose, Calif., at a mean $104,130 per year, or $50.06 per hour. ‒‒:‒‒
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U.S. FDA: Ultrasound Imaging
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: How to Become a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Montgomery College: Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists: Sonography Certification
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