Ultrasound Technician Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Data from 2008 shows about 46,000 jobs for ultrasound technicians in the US. This job is ranked very low for unemployment. On the order of 1% of employees could not find work in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Sebastian (Florida), Jackson (Tennessee), and Florence (Alabama) can boast the most ultrasound technicians for their size. Salinas (California), Reno (Nevada), and Las Vegas (Nevada) have the fewest per capita.

The highest salaries for workers are found in Santa Cruz (California), Worcester (Massachusetts), and San Jose (California), and the lowest-paying areas are in Tuscaloosa (Alabama), Huntsville (Alabama), and Florence (Alabama).

Training and Education

Many employers require that job applicants for this career have an associate degree. The percentage of ultrasound technicians with a bachelor's degree or better is 25%. Approximately 68% of workers went to college, but did not have to get a four year degree. Completing high school was all that was needed for 7% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

About 17% of people in this field work less than full time. Self-employment is the path of choice for 1% of workers.

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Ultrasound Technicians Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of ultrasound technicians compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for ultrasound technicians.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$52,000	310
Huntsville	$47,000	120
Mobile	$50,000	80
Tuscaloosa	$48,000	70
Montgomery	$51,000	50
Florence	$47,000	50
Dothan	$53,000	40
Anniston	$52,000	30
Decatur		30

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$74,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$67,000	490
Tucson	$64,000	170

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$46,000	200
Fayetteville	$64,000	40
Fort Smith	$53,000	30

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Santa Ana	$73,000	440
Riverside	$70,000	420
San Diego	$77,000	400
San Francisco	$80,000	320
San Jose	$87,000	290
Oakland	$82,000	280
Sacramento	$76,000	230
Fresno	$68,000	150
Modesto	$61,000	140
Bakersfield	$55,000	100
Stockton	$76,000	80
Santa Rosa	$77,000	70
Vallejo	$75,000	40
Santa Cruz	$95,000	40
Salinas	$77,000	30
San Luis Obispo	$64,000	30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$72,000	350
Boulder	$70,000	70
Colorado Springs	$69,000	70
Fort Collins	$66,000	50

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Bridgeport	$77,000	230
New Haven	$69,000	220
Hartford	$80,000	220
Norwich	$73,000	60
Danbury	$72,000	50
Waterbury	$70,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$68,000	100

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$69,000	580

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Orlando	$55,000	690
Miami	$58,000	640
Tampa	$61,000	500
Jacksonville	$57,000	380
Fort Lauderdale	$59,000	350
West Palm Beach	$63,000	260
Cape Coral	$60,000	150
Sarasota	$51,000	130
Palm Bay	$57,000	120
Pensacola	$48,000	120
Lakeland	$53,000	100
Port St Lucie	$63,000	70
Gainesville	$51,000	60
Sebastian	$59,000	50
Ocala	$49,000	40
Tallahassee	$56,000	40
Naples	$65,000	40

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$63,000	600
Savannah	$54,000	70
Augusta	$54,000	70
Columbus	$55,000	40
Valdosta	$53,000	30

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$69,000	140

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$61,000	80

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$70,000	1,070
Peoria	$72,000	130
Springfield	$64,000	70
Rockford	$73,000	70
Champaign	$69,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$61,000	350
Evansville	$52,000	100
Gary	$68,000	100
Fort Wayne	$59,000	90
Elkhart	$57,000	40
South Bend	$57,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Des Moines	$54,000	80
Cedar Rapids	$59,000	50
Davenport	$51,000	50
Iowa City	$57,000	40

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$65,000	150
Topeka	$55,000	70

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$56,000	210
Lexington	$57,000	70

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$59,000	200
Baton Rouge	$57,000	110
Shreveport	$60,000	90
Lake Charles	$53,000	50
Lafayette	$57,000	40
Alexandria	$52,000	30
Monroe	$62,000	30

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$66,000	50

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$72,000	500
Bethesda	$67,000	280
Hagerstown	$60,000	50
Salisbury	$73,000	40

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$74,000	490
Springfield	$68,000	140
Worcester	$89,000	90
Brockton	$75,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$58,000	450
Detroit	$60,000	260
Ann Arbor	$59,000	130
Grand Rapids	$62,000	130
Lansing	$50,000	80
Flint	$55,000	60
Kalamazoo	$61,000	60
Muskegon	$64,000	40
Saginaw	$56,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$68,000	710
Duluth	$60,000	60
St Cloud	$72,000	40

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$52,000	160
Hattiesburg	$55,000	40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$60,000	370
Kansas City	$65,000	340

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$62,000	260

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$68,000	60
Reno	$71,000	30

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$68,000	40
Manchester	$68,000	40

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Newark	$68,000	630
Edison	$66,000	380
Camden	$70,000	230
Trenton	$71,000	80
Atlantic City	$72,000	60
Vineland	$66,000	50

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$63,000	150
Las Cruces	$53,000	40

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$66,000	1,960
Nassau	$64,000	940
Rochester	$59,000	250
Buffalo	$59,000	230
Albany	$62,000	190
Poughkeepsie	$69,000	150
Syracuse	$62,000	100
Utica	$60,000	80
Binghamton	$66,000	30

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$64,000	260
Greensboro	$64,000	160
Raleigh	$59,000	160
Asheville	$56,000	120
Winston Salem	$61,000	120
Durham	$59,000	100
Hickory	$56,000	70
Wilmington	$57,000	60
Greenville	$59,000	50
Fayetteville	$65,000	30

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cleveland	$55,000	530
Cincinnati	$58,000	450
Columbus	$63,000	280
Dayton	$58,000	200
Akron	$56,000	150
Canton	$55,000	90
Youngstown	$52,000	80
Lima	$59,000	30

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$59,000	230
Tulsa	$55,000	150

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$80,000	270
Salem	$78,000	40
Bend	$76,000	40
Medford	$69,000	40

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$61,000	660
Pittsburgh	$52,000	510
Allentown	$57,000	180
Harrisburg	$55,000	120
Scranton	$65,000	60
Lancaster	$60,000	60
Erie	$58,000	50
York	$55,000	40
Williamsport	$51,000	30

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$71,000	250

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$55,000	170
Greenville	$58,000	80
Myrtle Beach	$52,000	30

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$51,000	60
Rapid City	$57,000	40

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Memphis	$51,000	330
Knoxville	$52,000	240
Nashville	$64,000	240
Chattanooga	$57,000	130
Jackson	$53,000	60

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$60,000	800
Dallas	$63,000	540
San Antonio	$60,000	270
Austin	$60,000	270
Fort Worth	$63,000	200
El Paso	$54,000	80
Mcallen	$63,000	70
Beaumont	$56,000	50
Lubbock	$58,000	50
Corpus Christi	$61,000	50
Victoria	$52,000	40
Brownsville	$69,000	40
Killeen	$58,000	30
College Station	$64,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$58,000	160
Provo	$61,000	70

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$60,000	40

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Richmond	$63,000	200
Virginia Beach	$60,000	180
Roanoke	$61,000	80
Lynchburg	$65,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$78,000	520
Spokane	$69,000	110
Tacoma	$73,000	80
Olympia	$74,000	40
Yakima	$79,000	30
Kennewick	$69,000	30

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Huntington	$57,000	50

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$73,000	350
Madison	$70,000	110
Oshkosh	$70,000	40
Appleton	$65,000	40
Green Bay	$66,000	40
Eau Claire	$61,000	30

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