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Headline risk

2%

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Diagnostic medical sonographers

United States AI Work IndexISCO 3211title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

90 current · 101.7 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $89K

Median annual wage

Demand 13%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 3

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 89,340

Employment 2024

90.0K

Projected Change (2024–34)

13.0%

Openings (2024–34)

5.8K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 64,76025th pctl: USD 78,080Median: USD 89,34075th pctl: USD 103,630Top 10%: USD 123,170

Demand outlook

Employment of diagnostic medical sonographers is projected to grow 13 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Education: Associate's degree Experience: None

Role Profile

AdaptabilityDetail orientedInterpersonal

Tasks

  • 1. Observe screen during scan to ensure that image produced is satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, making adjustments to equipment as required. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Observe and care for patients throughout examinations to ensure their safety and comfort. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Select appropriate equipment settings and adjust patient positions to obtain the best sites and angles. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Operate ultrasound equipment to produce and record images of the motion, shape, and composition of blood, organs, tissues, or bodily masses, such as fluid accumulations. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Decide which images to include, looking for differences between healthy and pathological areas. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Provide sonogram and oral or written summary of technical findings to physician for use in medical diagnosis. AI use: 0%

Technologies

eClinicalWorks EHR softwareMEDITECH softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareDatabase software

Requirements

Telework: 43.4%Telework: 56.6%License required: 29.1%License required: 70.9%

Work context

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.9/5
Contact With Others 4.8/5
Physical Proximity 4.8/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.8/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.7/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.7/5

Worker profile

Median age 39.7 · 119K employed

Under 25: 7% · 25–54: 79% · 55+: 13%

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