Title: Ultrasound Technician Schools in Massachusetts
Headings: Massachusetts Ultrasound Technician Schools
Massachusetts Ultrasound Technician Schools
Certification Requirements in Massachusetts
Ultrasound Technician Salary in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary by Local Area:
Source: Massachusetts Wage Information (2013)
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Content: There are a number of schools throughout Massachusetts that offer programs for future diagnostic medical sonographers. Of these, 3 of the schools offer a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) also offers an exam ultrasound technicians may choose to take to gain certification. Ultrasound Technician Salary in Massachusetts
For diagnostic medical sonographers in Massachusetts, their median annual salary in 2013 was $80,500; much higher than the national median of $66,400. Ultrasound technicians who were in the top 10% of earners averaged an annual salary of $101,700 while those in the bottom 10% earned $54,600. Technicians who were paid on an hourly basis received a median hourly wage of $38.71 in 2013. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development estimates a 41% growth rate for total employment of diagnostic medical sonographers between 2010 and 2020. Massachusetts’ employment growth would bring total technicians employed in 2020 to 1,720. Due to growth and net replacement, analysts project 70 new job openings per year.