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Sonographers
Job Numbers and Growth
Across the US there are 46,000 sonographers. This occupation has an unemployment level that is very low.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Employees may end up working less than full time; 17% of those in the career did so in 2008. 1% of the time sonographers are self employed.
Training and Education
Finding jobs is easier for workers with an associate degree. Recent government surveys (2008) show that 25% of employees have received at least a 4 year degree. Sonographers who attended college, but do not have a degree make up 68% of the total. A high school diploma was all the education obtained by 7% of workers. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.
Area Job Conditions
The fewest jobs (per capita) are found in Salinas (California), Reno (Nevada), and Las Vegas (Nevada), and the most jobs are found in Sebastian (Florida), Jackson (Tennessee), and Florence (Alabama).
The earnings potential (not adjusted for cost of living) is highest in Santa Cruz (California), Worcester (Massachusetts), and San Jose (California). However, the potential is lowest in Tuscaloosa (Alabama), Huntsville (Alabama), and Florence (Alabama).
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Sonographers: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for Sonographers, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Sonographers are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Sonographers are starred 
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| State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Anniston | 30 | $52,420 | 2.1 |
| Alabama | Birmingham | 310 | $51,910 | 1.7 |
| Alabama | Decatur | 30 | 1.8 | |
| Alabama | Dothan | 40 | $53,400 | 2.2 |
| Alabama | Florence | 50 | $47,030 | 3.3 |
| Alabama | Huntsville | 120 | $47,440 | 1.7 |
| Alabama | Mobile | 80 | $49,930 | 1.3 |
| Alabama | Montgomery | 50 | $51,130 | 0.9 |
| Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 70 | $48,070 | 2.5 |
| Alaska | Anchorage | 40 | $73,850 | 0.8 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 490 | $66,540 | 0.8 |
| Arizona | Tucson | 170 | $63,810 | 1.4 |
| Arkansas | Fayetteville | 40 | $63,940 | 0.6 |
| Arkansas | Fort Smith | 30 | $52,590 | 0.8 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 200 | $45,870 | 1.7 |
| California | Bakersfield | 100 | $55,450 | 1.1 |
| California | Fresno | 150 | $67,700 | 1.3 |
| California | Modesto | 140 | $60,830 | 2.6 |
| California | Oakland | 280 | $82,010 | 0.8 |
| California | Riverside | 420 | $69,750 | 0.9 |
| California | Sacramento | 230 | $75,770 | 0.7 |
| California | Salinas | 30 | $76,990 | 0.6 |
| California | San Diego | 400 | $77,490 | 0.9 |
| California | San Francisco | 320 | $80,420 | 0.9 |
| California | San Jose | 290 | $87,040 | 0.9 |
| California | San Luis Obispo | 30 | $64,180 | 0.9 |
| California | Santa Ana | 440 | $72,560 | 0.8 |
| California | Santa Cruz | 40 | $95,170 | 1.4 |
| California | Santa Rosa | 70 | $77,330 | 1.1 |
| California | Stockton | 80 | $75,660 | 1.1 |
| California | Vallejo | 40 | $74,990 | 1 |
| Colorado | Boulder | 70 | $70,350 | 1.3 |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs | 70 | $68,920 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | Denver | 350 | $71,570 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | Fort Collins | 50 | $66,300 | 1.3 |
| Connecticut | Bridgeport | 230 | $76,620 | 1.5 |
| Connecticut | Danbury | 50 | $72,170 | 2.3 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 220 | $79,650 | 1.1 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 220 | $68,810 | 2.3 |
| Connecticut | Norwich | 60 | $73,490 | 1.5 |
| Connecticut | Waterbury | 40 | $69,990 | 1.9 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 100 | $67,830 | 0.9 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 580 | $68,680 | 0.7 |
| Florida | Cape Coral | 150 | $59,850 | 2.1 |
| Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 350 | $58,860 | 1.4 |
| Florida | Gainesville | 60 | $51,260 | 1.6 |
| Florida | Jacksonville | 380 | $56,870 | 1.8 |
| Florida | Lakeland | 100 | $52,870 | 1.5 |
| Florida | Miami | 640 | $57,630 | 1.9 |
| Florida | Naples | 40 | $64,850 | 1 |
| Florida | Ocala | 40 | $49,150 | 1.3 |
| Florida | Orlando | 690 | $54,730 | 1.9 |
| Florida | Palm Bay | 120 | $56,910 | 1.8 |
| Florida | Pensacola | 120 | $48,320 | 2.4 |
| Florida | Port St Lucie | 70 | $62,630 | 1.7 |
| Florida | Sarasota | 130 | $50,670 | 1.5 |
| Florida | Sebastian | 50 | $59,020 | 3.5 |
| Florida | Tallahassee | 40 | $56,320 | 0.7 |
| Florida | Tampa | 500 | $60,610 | 1.2 |
| Florida | West Palm Beach | 260 | $62,580 | 1.4 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 600 | $62,780 | 0.7 |
| Georgia | Augusta | 70 | $54,120 | 1 |
| Georgia | Columbus | 40 | $55,360 | 1.1 |
| Georgia | Savannah | 70 | $53,880 | 1.4 |
| Georgia | Valdosta | 30 | $53,200 | 1.8 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 140 | $69,390 | 0.9 |
| Idaho | Boise | 80 | $61,320 | 0.9 |
| Illinois | Champaign | 40 | $69,100 | 1.3 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 1,070 | $70,180 | 0.8 |
| Illinois | Peoria | 130 | $71,630 | 2.3 |
| Illinois | Rockford | 70 | $72,690 | 1.4 |
| Illinois | Springfield | 70 | $63,950 | 2.1 |
| Indiana | Elkhart | 40 | $57,010 | 1 |
| Indiana | Evansville | 100 | $51,580 | 1.7 |
| Indiana | Fort Wayne | 90 | $59,090 | 1.3 |
| Indiana | Gary | 100 | $67,710 | 1.1 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 350 | $61,460 | 1.1 |
| Indiana | South Bend | 40 | $56,880 | 0.9 |
| Iowa | Cedar Rapids | 50 | $59,010 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | Davenport | 50 | $51,370 | 0.8 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 80 | $54,210 | 0.7 |
| Iowa | Iowa City | 40 | $56,550 | 1.8 |
| Kansas | Topeka | 70 | $54,650 | 2 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 150 | $65,410 | 1.4 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | 70 | $57,270 | 0.9 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 210 | $55,990 | 1 |
| Louisiana | Alexandria | 30 | $52,110 | 1.6 |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 110 | $56,900 | 0.9 |
| Louisiana | Lafayette | 40 | $57,490 | 0.8 |
| Louisiana | Lake Charles | 50 | $53,490 | 1.8 |
| Louisiana | Monroe | 30 | $61,770 | 1.2 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 200 | $59,160 | 1.1 |
| Louisiana | Shreveport | 90 | $60,260 | 1.5 |
| Maine | Portland | 50 | $66,420 | 0.7 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 500 | $71,870 | 1.1 |
| Maryland | Bethesda | 280 | $66,770 | 1.4 |
| Maryland | Hagerstown | 50 | $60,410 | 1.6 |
| Maryland | Salisbury | 40 | $73,220 | 2.5 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 490 | $73,640 | 0.8 |
| Massachusetts | Brockton | 40 | $75,080 | 1.4 |
| Massachusetts | Springfield | 140 | $68,190 | 1.4 |
| Massachusetts | Worcester | 90 | $88,500 | 1.1 |
| Michigan | Ann Arbor | 130 | $59,160 | 2.4 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 260 | $59,520 | 1.1 |
| Michigan | Flint | 60 | $55,290 | 1.3 |
| Michigan | Grand Rapids | 130 | $61,970 | 1 |
| Michigan | Kalamazoo | 60 | $61,120 | 1.3 |
| Michigan | Lansing | 80 | $50,160 | 1.2 |
| Michigan | Muskegon | 40 | $63,740 | 2.2 |
| Michigan | Saginaw | 40 | $56,060 | 1.7 |
| Michigan | Warren | 450 | $58,140 | 1.1 |
| Minnesota | Duluth | 60 | $60,490 | 1.4 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 710 | $68,290 | 1.1 |
| Minnesota | St Cloud | 40 | $72,190 | 1.2 |
| Mississippi | Hattiesburg | 40 | $54,500 | 2.3 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 160 | $51,910 | 1.9 |
| Missouri | Kansas City | 340 | $65,060 | 1 |
| Missouri | St Louis | 370 | $59,910 | 0.8 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 260 | $62,460 | 1.6 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 60 | $67,590 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | Reno | 30 | $70,660 | 0.4 |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | 40 | $67,790 | 1.2 |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | 40 | $67,690 | 0.9 |
| New Jersey | Atlantic City | 60 | $71,970 | 1.2 |
| New Jersey | Camden | 230 | $70,480 | 1.3 |
| New Jersey | Edison | 380 | $66,160 | 1.1 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 630 | $67,650 | 1.8 |
| New Jersey | Trenton | 80 | $70,580 | 1.1 |
| New Jersey | Vineland | 50 | $65,730 | 2.9 |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | 150 | $62,550 | 1.1 |
| New Mexico | Las Cruces | 40 | $53,360 | 2.1 |
| New York | Albany | 190 | $61,880 | 1.3 |
| New York | Binghamton | 30 | $66,250 | 0.9 |
| New York | Buffalo | 230 | $58,590 | 1.2 |
| New York | Nassau | 940 | $63,640 | 2.2 |
| New York | New York | 1,960 | $66,110 | 1.1 |
| New York | Poughkeepsie | 150 | $68,900 | 1.9 |
| New York | Rochester | 250 | $59,350 | 1.5 |
| New York | Syracuse | 100 | $61,650 | 0.9 |
| New York | Utica | 80 | $60,310 | 1.9 |
| North Carolina | Asheville | 120 | $56,440 | 2 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | 260 | $63,680 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | Durham | 100 | $58,860 | 1.1 |
| North Carolina | Fayetteville | 30 | $65,130 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | Greensboro | 160 | $63,540 | 1.3 |
| North Carolina | Greenville | 50 | $58,980 | 2.3 |
| North Carolina | Hickory | 70 | $55,880 | 1.3 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 160 | $59,150 | 0.9 |
| North Carolina | Wilmington | 60 | $56,960 | 1.3 |
| North Carolina | Winston Salem | 120 | $60,640 | 1.7 |
| Ohio | Akron | 150 | $55,750 | 1.3 |
| Ohio | Canton | 90 | $55,340 | 1.6 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | 450 | $58,060 | 1.2 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 530 | $54,640 | 1.4 |
| Ohio | Columbus | 280 | $63,190 | 0.9 |
| Ohio | Dayton | 200 | $57,950 | 1.5 |
| Ohio | Lima | 30 | $58,900 | 1.9 |
| Ohio | Youngstown | 80 | $51,640 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 230 | $59,140 | 1.2 |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa | 150 | $54,620 | 1 |
| Oregon | Bend | 40 | $75,680 | 1.9 |
| Oregon | Medford | 40 | $69,370 | 1.5 |
| Oregon | Portland | 270 | $79,740 | 0.8 |
| Oregon | Salem | 40 | $78,320 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | Allentown | 180 | $57,310 | 1.6 |
| Pennsylvania | Erie | 50 | $58,310 | 1.2 |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 120 | $54,520 | 1.1 |
| Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 60 | $60,310 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 660 | $60,830 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 510 | $51,550 | 1.3 |
| Pennsylvania | Scranton | 60 | $65,140 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | Williamsport | 30 | $50,500 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | York | 40 | $55,110 | 0.7 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 250 | $71,460 | 1.3 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 170 | $55,490 | 1.7 |
| South Carolina | Greenville | 80 | $57,820 | 0.8 |
| South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 30 | $51,700 | 0.8 |
| South Dakota | Rapid City | 40 | $57,390 | 2.1 |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 60 | $50,680 | 1.3 |
| Tennessee | Chattanooga | 130 | $57,360 | 1.7 |
| Tennessee | Jackson | 60 | $53,010 | 3.4 |
| Tennessee | Knoxville | 240 | $51,850 | 2.1 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | 330 | $50,770 | 1.5 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 240 | $64,460 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Austin | 270 | $60,320 | 1 |
| Texas | Beaumont | 50 | $56,050 | 1 |
| Texas | Brownsville | 40 | $69,390 | 1 |
| Texas | College Station | 30 | $63,610 | 1.2 |
| Texas | Corpus Christi | 50 | $61,170 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Dallas | 540 | $63,190 | 0.7 |
| Texas | El Paso | 80 | $53,760 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Fort Worth | 200 | $62,770 | 0.7 |
| Texas | Houston | 800 | $59,550 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Killeen | 30 | $57,780 | 0.8 |
| Texas | Lubbock | 50 | $57,830 | 1.3 |
| Texas | Mcallen | 70 | $62,650 | 1 |
| Texas | San Antonio | 270 | $60,210 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Victoria | 40 | $51,880 | 2.9 |
| Utah | Provo | 70 | $61,180 | 1.3 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 160 | $57,730 | 0.7 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 40 | $60,240 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | Lynchburg | 40 | $64,850 | 1.2 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 200 | $63,070 | 1 |
| Virginia | Roanoke | 80 | $61,030 | 1.5 |
| Virginia | Virginia Beach | 180 | $59,520 | 0.7 |
| Washington | Kennewick | 30 | $68,750 | 1.1 |
| Washington | Olympia | 40 | $73,910 | 1.3 |
| Washington | Seattle | 520 | $78,240 | 1 |
| Washington | Spokane | 110 | $68,990 | 1.6 |
| Washington | Tacoma | 80 | $72,950 | 0.9 |
| Washington | Yakima | 30 | $78,950 | 1.2 |
| West Virginia | Huntington | 50 | $57,450 | 1.4 |
| Wisconsin | Appleton | 40 | $64,530 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 30 | $61,010 | 1.3 |
| Wisconsin | Green Bay | 40 | $66,080 | 0.7 |
| Wisconsin | Madison | 110 | $70,080 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 350 | $73,480 | 1.2 |
| Wisconsin | Oshkosh | 40 | $69,900 | 1.5 |
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