(Alvin) Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Ultrasound Technology Degree, Program Information at Alvin Community College

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to utilize medical ultrasound techniques to gather sonographic data used to diagnose a variety of conditions and diseases. Includes instruction in obtaining, reviewing, and integrating patient histories and data; patient instruction and care; anatomic, physiologic and pathologic data recording; sonographic data processing; sonography equipment operation; and professional standards and ethics. Find Colleges Offering Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Ultrasound Technology Degree.

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in health specialties, such as veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, therapy, laboratory technology, and public health.
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Speech Clarity
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Job Description
Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians.
Salary and Wages
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Total Employment: 800
- Average Annual Salary: $59,550
- Average Hourly Rate: $28.63
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 45,668
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 54,384
- Percent Job Growth: 19.08%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Control Precision
- Near Vision
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity

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Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details

Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Ultrasound Technology

	Total	Certificate	Associate
Overall
All Students	11	1	10

By Gender
Male	2	1	1
Female	9	-	9

By Race
Non-Resident Alien	-	-	-
American Indian	1	-	1
Black	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-
Hispanic	1	1	-
White	9	-	9
Unknown	-	-	-

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