Is the ultrasound technician not too good at her job?

Is Ultrasound Technician a good job?

• Is anyone in this field that can help me. Do you like it? how did you get into it?

• Answer:

  I am currently a DMS (Diagnostic Medical Sonography) student. In this specialization (also called General Sonography), you learn about abdominal, pelvic, neuro, ob/gyn ("baby" u/s), breast, etc. In Vascular Ultrasound you ultrasound blood vessels, and in Echocardiography, you ultrasound the heart. Yes this is definitely a good field to be in, because it is in the medical field (in demand), flexible schedules, the pay is good (avg- $60k/yr.), and the most prevalent degree type is a 2 year associate's. If you are interested in anatomy and enjoy helping people, you would probably like ultrasound. Even though I am just getting started, I already love it. It is really interesting and fun. I would recommend that you job shadow a sonographer for a day and see what a typical day is like. Be prepared, most DMS programs are highly competitive and may have waiting lists as long as 1 or 2 years. So you have to be very committed, but it will be well worth it. More info: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos273.htm Accredited DMS programs: http://www.caahep.org/Find-An-Accredited-Program/ Good luck :)