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Licensed Practical Nurses vs Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Compare Licensed Practical Nurses and Diagnostic Medical Sonographers side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills.…

Licensed Practical Nurses

Median pay$64k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureLow 11%, modeled
EducationPostsecondary cert
Active ListeningSpeakingMonitoringReading ComprehensionCritical Thinking

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Median pay$97k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureLow 9%, modeled
EducationAssociate's
Active ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoring
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How these numbers are made.

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