Healthcare Practitioners

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

SOC 29-2032

Use ultrasound to create the images doctors read for diagnosis.

Median pay

$97k

$80k to $107k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

6k openings / yr

Education

Associate's

AI exposure

modeled estimate · 22th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

77/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.