Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Industry profile for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Geographic profile for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
National estimates for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 78,640 |
1.7 % |
$ 38.79 |
$ 80,680 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 28.67 |
$ 30.08 |
$ 37.38 |
$ 45.85 |
$ 48.87 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 59,640 |
$ 62,560 |
$ 77,740 |
$ 95,360 |
$ 101,650 |
Industry profile for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
46,200 |
0.83 |
$ 38.56 |
$ 80,200 |
| Offices of Physicians |
18,710 |
0.69 |
$ 38.47 |
$ 80,030 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
8,310 |
2.82 |
$ 35.67 |
$ 74,190 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,860 |
0.29 |
$ 52.73 |
$ 109,670 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
630 |
0.02 |
$ 40.54 |
$ 84,330 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
Top paying industries for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
Geographic profile for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,780 |
0.47 |
0.84 |
$ 52.57 |
$ 109,350 |
| Texas |
6,570 |
0.54 |
0.96 |
$ 35.88 |
$ 74,630 |
| New York |
6,020 |
0.69 |
1.25 |
$ 41.32 |
$ 85,940 |
| Florida |
5,770 |
0.67 |
1.20 |
$ 34.27 |
$ 71,290 |
| Ohio |
3,480 |
0.67 |
1.20 |
$ 34.71 |
$ 72,190 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
3,040 |
0.75 |
1.34 |
$ 32.47 |
$ 67,530 |
| New York |
6,020 |
0.69 |
1.25 |
$ 41.32 |
$ 85,940 |
| Maryland |
1,770 |
0.69 |
1.24 |
$ 40.71 |
$ 84,680 |
| Louisiana |
1,220 |
0.68 |
1.22 |
$ 31.20 |
$ 64,890 |
| Alabama |
1,300 |
0.68 |
1.21 |
$ 28.52 |
$ 59,320 |
Top paying states for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,780 |
0.47 |
0.84 |
$ 52.57 |
$ 109,350 |
| District of Columbia |
160 |
0.24 |
0.42 |
$ 48.01 |
$ 99,860 |
| Hawaii |
180 |
0.33 |
0.59 |
$ 47.79 |
$ 99,390 |
| Washington |
1,500 |
0.47 |
0.84 |
$ 46.15 |
$ 95,990 |
| Oregon |
900 |
0.50 |
0.89 |
$ 45.88 |
$ 95,420 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| 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 |
6,070 |
0.70 |
1.25 |
$ 42.55 |
$ 88,490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,910 |
0.51 |
0.91 |
$ 48.96 |
$ 101,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,380 |
0.56 |
1.01 |
$ 40.96 |
$ 85,190 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,040 |
0.57 |
1.02 |
$ 37.70 |
$ 78,420 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,650 |
0.67 |
1.21 |
$ 33.57 |
$ 69,820 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,570 |
0.54 |
0.97 |
$ 35.67 |
$ 74,190 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,480 |
0.57 |
1.03 |
$ 44.85 |
$ 93,280 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,470 |
0.56 |
1.00 |
$ 38.04 |
$ 79,120 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,430 |
0.49 |
0.88 |
$ 44.14 |
$ 91,810 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,420 |
0.67 |
1.20 |
$ 42.08 |
$ 87,520 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Greenville, NC |
130 |
1.70 |
3.05 |
$ 30.82 |
$ 64,110 |
| Lima, OH |
70 |
1.49 |
2.67 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,720 |
| Morgantown, WV |
90 |
1.41 |
2.53 |
$ 31.40 |
$ 65,310 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
250 |
1.25 |
2.25 |
$ 34.10 |
$ 70,920 |
| Binghamton, NY |
110 |
1.20 |
2.14 |
$ 42.70 |
$ 88,820 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
180 |
1.17 |
2.10 |
$ 29.02 |
$ 60,360 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL |
110 |
1.16 |
2.08 |
$ 37.15 |
$ 77,280 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
300 |
1.16 |
2.07 |
$ 35.52 |
$ 73,890 |
| Johnson City, TN |
90 |
1.15 |
2.05 |
$ 33.66 |
$ 70,010 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
40 |
1.13 |
2.02 |
$ 32.14 |
$ 66,850 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
420 |
0.39 |
0.71 |
$ 66.40 |
$ 138,110 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
90 |
0.69 |
1.24 |
$ 65.93 |
$ 137,140 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
940 |
0.42 |
0.75 |
$ 63.02 |
$ 131,080 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
480 |
0.49 |
0.87 |
$ 60.50 |
$ 125,830 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
70 |
0.39 |
0.69 |
$ 60.20 |
$ 125,210 |
| Salinas, CA |
60 |
0.34 |
0.62 |
$ 56.05 |
$ 116,590 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
40 |
0.47 |
0.84 |
$ 55.82 |
$ 116,110 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
100 |
0.39 |
0.70 |
$ 55.12 |
$ 114,650 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
610 |
0.44 |
0.78 |
$ 52.71 |
$ 109,640 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
100 |
0.54 |
0.96 |
$ 50.20 |
$ 104,420 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
