UTAH OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE FOR

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

29-2031 - Occupational Profile - Utah Statewide

Description

Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary-functions, lung capacity, and similar tests. Include vascular technologists.

Occupational Wages-Published June 2009 (data from May 2008)
Median Hourly WageMedian Annual Wage
$23.07 $47,990
Employment Outlook 2006 - 2016

This occupation will experience much faster than average employment growth, but there will be a low volume of annual job openings. Business expansion, as opposed to the need for replacements, will be the source of the majority of job openings in the coming decade.

Top 3 Skills for Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
ImportanceSkillDescription
79 Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems
75 Operation Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
75 Science Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems
*Importance is on a scale of 1 - 100. See http://online.onetcenter.org for further information.
Utah State License

License information is not available for this occupation.

Top 3 Current Job Openings for Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Job TitleDate PostedLocationMinimum SalaryMaximum Salary
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist I 10/22/2009 Salt Lake
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist II 11/05/2009 Salt Lake
See http://jobs.utah.gov/jobseeker/jsservices.asp for further job opportunities

Mon Nov 23 04:54:21 MST 2009

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