Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
29-2032 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists. Excludes “Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians” (29-2031).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 72,790 |
1.2 % |
$36.44 |
$75,780 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$25.37 |
$29.73 |
$35.73 |
$42.85 |
$49.07 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$52,770 |
$61,830 |
$74,320 |
$89,130 |
$102,060 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
6,650 |
0.38 |
0.77 |
$48.54 |
$100,960 |
| New York |
5,880 |
0.62 |
1.25 |
$37.05 |
$77,060 |
| Florida |
5,380 |
0.61 |
1.24 |
$31.88 |
$66,310 |
| Texas |
5,120 |
0.41 |
0.83 |
$34.69 |
$72,160 |
| Illinois |
3,030 |
0.50 |
1.01 |
$36.26 |
$75,420 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
500 |
0.71 |
1.44 |
$29.80 |
$61,990 |
| New Jersey |
2,800 |
0.68 |
1.38 |
$37.89 |
$78,820 |
| South Dakota |
280 |
0.65 |
1.32 |
$30.50 |
$63,440 |
| New York |
5,880 |
0.62 |
1.25 |
$37.05 |
$77,060 |
| New Mexico |
500 |
0.61 |
1.23 |
$31.95 |
$66,460 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
170 |
0.27 |
0.55 |
$49.11 |
$102,140 |
| California |
6,650 |
0.38 |
0.77 |
$48.54 |
$100,960 |
| Alaska |
150 |
0.47 |
0.94 |
$46.76 |
$97,270 |
| District of Columbia |
160 |
0.22 |
0.45 |
$45.81 |
$95,290 |
| Washington |
1,690 |
0.51 |
1.03 |
$43.33 |
$90,130 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,260 |
0.65 |
1.31 |
$37.83 |
$78,680 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,360 |
0.38 |
0.76 |
$47.13 |
$98,030 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,180 |
0.47 |
0.94 |
$37.45 |
$77,900 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,670 |
0.63 |
1.28 |
$30.43 |
$63,290 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,580 |
0.55 |
1.11 |
$34.01 |
$70,730 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,510 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
$34.77 |
$72,320 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,370 |
0.38 |
0.76 |
$36.05 |
$74,990 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,290 |
0.61 |
1.23 |
$42.64 |
$88,700 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,240 |
0.45 |
0.91 |
$29.87 |
$62,130 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,230 |
0.62 |
1.25 |
$31.62 |
$65,780 |
United States Department of Labor
