I am going to start school in January at a Community College and I want to major in Pre Diagnostic medical Sonography do you think this would be a good career path? And do you think that Sonographers are always guaranteed jobs? If not what would be a better field to study in Health care while I still have time to change my major... I want a career that is guaranteed and pays very well

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Vasily

It largely depends on your area, but around here it would be easy to get a job in sonography. I'm not sure what you consider a good salary, but in my area it averages $12 - $15/hr to be an Ultrasound tech.

It largely depends on your area, but around here it would be easy to get a job in sonography. I'm not sure what you consider a good salary, but in my area it averages $12 - $15/hr to be an Ultrasound tech.


Really $12-$15 that is not much, is that the salary even with a degree? Because if that is the case I should probably re think my career path and look into another field because $12 -$15 is a salary for some one with out children maybe... because I have two babies and that will not cut it at all... so thanks

According to this site (http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/faqs/medical-imaging-salary.php), ultrasound technologists and technicians earn from about 55K to about 64K USD. I would assume given the nature of the site that this is with a degree and certification. Maybe the 12 to 15 per hour is for an assistant position of some kind that doesn't require training?

By the way, rereading your original post, no one is guaranteed a job. The smart careerist today thinks flexibility and transferable skills; we have to market ourselves, and see continuing education as a lifelong pursuit to thrive in today's job market. Chances are technology will always be important in medical fields, and the skills you would learn as an ultrasound tech would be transferable to another field... with additional training, of course.

When I got my MS in computer science in 1985, I thought my career was set for life. Fifteen years later, the bottom dropped out of the software job market when the dot com bubble burst and software engineers who were making in the six figures found themselves doing data entry at eight dollars an hour.

According to this site (http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/faqs/medical-imaging-salary.php), ultrasound technologists and technicians earn from about 55K to about 64K USD. I would assume given the nature of the site that this is with a degree and certification. Maybe the 12 to 15 per hour is for an assistant position of some kind that doesn't require training?

By the way, rereading your original post, no one is guaranteed a job. The smart careerist today thinks flexibility and transferable skills; we have to market ourselves, and see continuing education as a lifelong pursuit to thrive in today's job market. Chances are technology will always be important in medical fields, and the skills you would learn as an ultrasound tech would be transferable to another field ... with additional training, of course.

When I got my MS in computer science in 1985, I thought my career was set for life. Fifteen years later, the bottom dropped out of the software job market when the dot com bubble burst and software engineers who were making in the six figures found themselves doing data entry at eight dollars an hour.


Thanks again for the great advice... and encouragement