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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
29-2031 Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary functions, lung capacity, and similar tests. Includes vascular technologists.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
53,760 |
1.4 % |
$27.45 |
$57,100 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$13.77 |
$18.12 |
$26.71 |
$35.12 |
$43.00 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$28,650 |
$37,690 |
$55,570 |
$73,050 |
$89,450 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Texas |
5,160 |
0.44 |
1.15 |
$26.07 |
$54,230 |
Florida |
4,270 |
0.52 |
1.36 |
$24.15 |
$50,240 |
California |
4,180 |
0.26 |
0.68 |
$35.05 |
$72,910 |
New York |
3,110 |
0.34 |
0.89 |
$28.80 |
$59,890 |
Pennsylvania |
2,850 |
0.50 |
1.29 |
$25.51 |
$53,070 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
West Virginia |
500 |
0.72 |
1.88 |
$16.48 |
$34,280 |
Delaware |
300 |
0.69 |
1.79 |
$27.81 |
$57,840 |
Nebraska |
600 |
0.62 |
1.61 |
$24.81 |
$51,610 |
South Dakota |
240 |
0.57 |
1.48 |
$24.24 |
$50,410 |
Kentucky |
1,060 |
0.57 |
1.48 |
$22.31 |
$46,400 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
1,860 |
0.28 |
0.74 |
$30.55 |
$63,550 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,550 |
0.53 |
1.38 |
$25.31 |
$52,650 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,390 |
0.38 |
1.00 |
$29.90 |
$62,190 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,200 |
0.28 |
0.74 |
$32.79 |
$68,200 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,140 |
0.47 |
1.22 |
$29.03 |
$60,370 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
970 |
0.38 |
0.99 |
$25.47 |
$52,970 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
850 |
0.47 |
1.24 |
$39.13 |
$81,390 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division |
720 |
0.64 |
1.66 |
$24.12 |
$50,170 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
690 |
0.61 |
1.59 |
$22.72 |
$47,250 |
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
660 |
0.51 |
1.33 |
$32.16 |
$66,890 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Rochester, MN |
210 |
1.82 |
4.74 |
$28.91 |
$60,140 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
90 |
1.61 |
4.20 |
$31.09 |
$64,680 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
290 |
1.17 |
3.07 |
$21.37 |
$44,450 |
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
40 |
1.14 |
2.98 |
$19.00 |
$39,510 |
Killeen-Temple, TX |
140 |
1.05 |
2.75 |
$22.38 |
$46,540 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
210 |
0.98 |
2.55 |
$29.83 |
$62,050 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
140 |
0.95 |
2.48 |
$24.97 |
$51,940 |
Ocala, FL |
90 |
0.94 |
2.45 |
$24.13 |
$50,200 |
Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division |
70 |
0.92 |
2.39 |
$37.43 |
$77,840 |
Rome, GA |
30 |
0.91 |
2.39 |
$25.44 |
$52,910 |
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