Jobs / Healthcare / 29-2032.00
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists.
- US jobs
- 90,160
- Median wage
- $96,590 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of diagnostic medical sonographers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 18%Operate medical equipmentNot measured
- 9%Maintain health or medical recordsNot measured
- 9%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
- 9%Assist healthcare practitioners during medical proceduresNot measured
- 6%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 6%Monitor health conditions of humans or animalsNot measured
- 5%Analyze health or medical dataNot measured
- 4%Administer emergency medical treatmentNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
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Also relevant
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- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Observe screen during scan to ensure that image produced is satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, making adjustments to equipment as required.
- Decide which images to include, looking for differences between healthy and pathological areas.
- Operate ultrasound equipment to produce and record images of the motion, shape, and composition of blood, organs, tissues, or bodily masses, such as fluid accumulations.
- Observe and care for patients throughout examinations to ensure their safety and comfort.
- Provide sonogram and oral or written summary of technical findings to physician for use in medical diagnosis.
- Select appropriate equipment settings and adjust patient positions to obtain the best sites and angles.
- Determine whether scope of exam should be extended, based on findings.
- Obtain and record accurate patient history, including prior test results or information from physical examinations.
- Coordinate work with physicians or other healthcare team members, including providing assistance during invasive procedures.
- Prepare patient for exam by explaining procedure, transferring patient to ultrasound table, scrubbing skin and applying gel, and positioning patient properly.
- Maintain records that include patient information, sonographs and interpretations, files of correspondence, publications and regulations, or quality assurance records, such as pathology, biopsy, or post-operative reports.
- Record and store suitable images, using camera unit connected to the ultrasound equipment.
Other job titles for this occupation (27)
Cardiovascular Sonographer · Echo Tech (Echocardiographic Technician) · Echosonographer Technologist (Echo Technologist) · Medical Sonographer · RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer) · Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer · RVT (Registered Vascular Technologist) · Staff Sonographer · Ultrasound Technician (Ultrasound Tech) · Ultrasound Technologist (Ultrasound Tech) · Echo Sonographer (Echocardiograph Sonographer) · Echo Tech (Echocardiogram Technician) · Echocardiographer · Echocardiographic Technologist · Echocardiography Technician (Echocardiography Tech) · Echocardiology Technologist · OBGYN Sonographer (Obstetrics and Gynecology Sonographer) · Sonogram Technician (Sonogram Tech) · Sonography Technician (Sonography Tech) · Sonography Technologist · Travel OB Ultrasound Tech (Travel Obstetrics Ultrasound Technician) · Travel Ultrasound Sonographer · Travel Ultrasound Technologist · Ultrasonic Tester · Ultrasound Tester · Vascular Ultrasound Technician (Vascular Ultrasound Tech) · Vascular Ultrasound Technologist