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Ultrasound technicians, also called sonographers or diagnostic medical sonographers, are health care professionals who use special equipment to generate images of patients' bodies for medical diagnosis by a physician or healthcare practitioner. Ultrasound technicians can specialize in obstetric and gynecologic sonography (images of the female reproductive system), neurosonography (images of the nervous system), abdominal sonography (images of the organs inside the abdomen) or breast sonography. Approximately 59 percent of all ultrasound technicians were employed at public and private hospitals in 2008. Other jobs were typically in physicians' offices, medical and diagnostic laboratories and outpatient care centers.
Ultrasound Technician Schools in New York
To become a sonographer, you can earn an associate or bachelor's degree from a college or university (two-year programs are most common). You can also complete training in hospitals, vocational-technical institutions or the Armed Forces. Ultrasound technician programs usually include courses in ultrasound principles, patient care, human anatomy, general physics and medical terminology. While no state requires licensure, it is important to note that most employers prefer to hire registered ultrasound technicians. To become registered, you will need to pass an exam in one of the sonography specialty areas. New York sonography schools can give you the education and training you need to become a registered diagnostic medical sonographer.
Ultrasound Technician Salaries in New York
Job opportunities for ultrasound technicians are expected to grow 18 percent between 2008 and 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There are more than 3,700 sonographers in the state of New York. Earn your degree from one of the following New York ultrasound technician schools to join them. According to the latest BLS data (May 2009), New York ultrasound technicians earned an hourly median wage of $30.76, or $63,970 annually. Ultrasound technician jobs can be found throughout the state, but you'll find the most sonographers in the New York-North New Jersey metropolitan area, the Nassau-Suffolk area, the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area and in Rochester. Those in the Poughkeepsie area, New York-North New Jersey area and Nassau-Suffolk area earned the highest median salary.
Take a look at the following sonography schools in New York to find a location nearest you.
Schools for Sonographers in New York are listed below.
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Sanford Brown Institute
Garden City, New York, White Plains
Students develop career skills in several health-related fields (such as Ultrasound) and criminal justice. Some programs can be finished in as little as 9 months.
| School Name | Campus | Highest Award | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Community College | Troy | Associate | 12,296 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester | Doctorate | 14,849 |
| Trocaire College | Buffalo | Associate | 1,061 |
The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.
Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Sonographers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2008) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
NEW YORK | |||
| Nassau | 940 | $63,640 | 2.2 |
| Utica | 80 | $60,310 | 1.9 |
| Poughkeepsie | 150 | $68,900 | 1.9 |
| Rochester | 250 | $59,350 | 1.5 |
| Albany | 190 | $61,880 | 1.3 |
| Buffalo | 230 | $58,590 | 1.2 |
| New York | 1,960 | $66,110 | 1.1 |
| Syracuse | 100 | $61,650 | 0.9 |
| Binghamton | 30 | $66,250 | 0.9 |
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