Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
- Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
- Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
- Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
- Prepare and position patients for testing.
- Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
- Attach electrodes to the patients' chests, arms, and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine, and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +0.9%
National: +4.2%
Education
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$66,170.00
State
$71,290.00
Regional
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science
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Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic, therapeutic, or research purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary functions, lung capacity, and similar tests.
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 62.90%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 12.85%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 9.85%
- Some College Courses = 7.82%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 3.81%
- Bachelor's Degree = 2.77%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 38.48%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 20.49%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 18.34%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 11.02%
- None = 6.72%
- Up to and including 1 month = 4.94%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 22.93%
- Up to and including 1 month = 21.70%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 20.41%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15.18%
- None = 11.08%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.71%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 28.05%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 22.86%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 20.85%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 14.34%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.72%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 5.18%
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
- Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
- Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
- Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
- Prepare and position patients for testing.
- Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
- Attach electrodes to the patients' chests, arms, and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine, and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
- Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
- Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
- Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
- Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
- Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
- Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
- Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
- Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
- Assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac or peripheral vascular treatments, such as implanting pacemakers or assisting with balloon angioplasties to treat blood vessel blockages.
- Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
- Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Perfusion oxygenators or accessories (3, 4, and 5 stopcock manifolds)
- Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes (3D-ultrasound processing and analysis tools)
- Hematology analyzers (Activated clotting time ACT lab equipment)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Adult/pediatric cardiac transducers)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Angiojets)
- Intravenous or arterial cannulas or accessories (Arterial line stop-cocks)
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles (Automated external defibrillators AED)
- Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator AICD implants)
- Angioplasty balloons (Balloon catheters)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Biplane transducers)
- Cardiovascular implants (Bird's nest inferior vena caval filters)
- Blood collection syringes
- Blood gas analyzers
- Arterial needles (Brachial artery needles)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheter introducers or sets (Brockenbrough needles)
- Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories (C-clamps)
- Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes (Cardiac color Doppler ultrasound equipment)
- Electrocardiography EKG units (Cardio-page writers)
- Cardiovascular sheath kits (Cardiovascular catheter sheaths)
- Cardiovascular implants (Caval filters)
- Central venous catheters
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Chemical sterilizers)
- Coagulation analyzers (Coagulation testing equipment)
- Pulmonary function calculators (Computerized lung analyzers)
- Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes (Continuous-wave Doppler ultrasound units)
- Angiography contrast medium delivery sets (Contrast power injectors)
- Coronary stents
- Defense Digital Imaging Network DIN system equipment (Defense digital imaging network-picture archiving and communications systems DIN-PACS)
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles (Defibrillators)
- Desktop computers
- Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM standard system equipment (Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM system equipment)
- Cardiovascular implants (Distal embolic protection devices)
- Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Dual chamber pacemakers)
- Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes (Duplex imaging sonographic equipment)
- Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes (Echocardiography systems)
- Electrocardiography EKG patch electrodes (Electrocardiography EKG electrodes)
- Electrocardiography EKG accessories (Electrocardiography EKG tape reading scanners)
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Electronic blood pressure units
- Electronic stethoscopes or accessories (Electronic stethoscopes)
- Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers (Evacuated blood collection tubes)
- Medical imaging wet darkroom or daylight processors (Film processing equipment)
- Medical cine fluoroscopy equipment (Fluoroscopes)
- Glucose monitors or meters (Glucometers)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Grollmann catheters)
- Introducers or guide pins or guidewires or glidewires for non endoscopic surgical or open heart procedures (Guidewires)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Heart catheters)
- Angioscopes or accessories (Heart probes)
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Hemodynamic monitors)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo monitors (High-resolution monitors)
- Long term continuous electrocardiography EKG or holter monitoring systems (Holter monitors)
- Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS (Image capturing and transmission systems)
- Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS (Image storage systems)
- Intraaortic balloon pumps or accessories (Indeflators)
- Intraaortic balloon pumps or accessories (Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo probes (Intracardiac ultrasounds)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo probes (Intravascular ultrasounds)
- Intravenous or arterial tubing adapters or connectors or locks or caps or protectors (Intravenous IV locks)
- Medical syringes without needles (Intravenous IV syringes)
- Intravenous or arterial extension tubing (Intravenous IV tubing)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Laboratory microscopes)
- Laser printers
- Surgical lasers or accessories (Lasers)
- Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes (Lead aprons)
- Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes (Lead collars)
- Electromyography EMG units or accessories (Light and sound machines)
- Lightmeters (Light meters)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Linear array vascular transducers)
- Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories (Mechanical stethoscopes)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Mechanical thrombolytic devices)
- Medical ultrasound bone densitometers (Medical densitometers)
- Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
- Angiography contrast medium delivery sets (Medrad injectors)
- Mercury blood pressure units (Mercury sphygmomanometers)
- Surgical microscopes or loops or magnifiers or accessories (Microscopes)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Miller catheters)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Monoplane transducers)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Multiplane transducers)
- Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories (Myocardial biopsy forceps)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (NIH catheters)
- Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies (Nitric oxide administration equipment)
- Notebook computers
- Peripheral intravenous catheters for general use (Over-the-needle intravenous IV catheters)
- Pulse oximeter units (Oximeters)
- Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies (Oxygen therapy systems)
- Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Pacemaker analyzers)
- Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Pacemakers)
- Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Pacing generators)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Pediatric neonatal cardiac transducers)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA equipment)
- Personal computers
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Phased cardiac transducers)
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Physiological monitoring and analysis systems)
- Body plethysmographs (Plethysmography machines)
- Long term continuous electrocardiography EKG or holter monitoring systems (Portable electrocardiography EKG machines)
- Angiography contrast medium delivery sets (Pressure injectors)
- Intravenous or arterial cannulas or accessories (Pressure tubing)
- Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes (Pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound units)
- Vascular imaging guidewires or snares or accessories (Radi pressure wires)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Radiofrequency ablation catheters)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Rheolytic thrombectomy systems)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Rotoblators)
- Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS (Scan converters)
- Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Silicone lead end caps)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Small parts shallow vascular transducers)
- Spirometers or its accessories or its supplies (Spirometers)
- Lancets (Sterile blood lancets)
- Surgical equipment stands or accessories (Surgical trays/tables)
- Surgical purstring devices (Suture devices)
- Arterial line catheters (Swan Ganz artery catheters)
- Tablet computers
- Laser printers (Thermal printers)
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Thermodilution cardiac output computers)
- Tourniquets
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Transducers)
- Removal devices of diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Transluminal extraction catheters)
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheter introducers or sets (Transseptal sheaths)
- Treadmill exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy (Treadmills)
- Ultracentrifuges
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo monitors (Ultrasound monitors)
- Electrocardiography EKG unit analyzers (Vector-cardiographs)
- Cardiovascular implants (Vena caval filters)
- Hypodermic needles (Venipuncture needles)
- Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Ventricular demand pacemakers)
- Vascular imaging guidewires or snares or accessories (Wave wires)
- Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use (X ray machines)
Technologies Include:
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Structured data entry software
- Information retrieval or search software
- Information systems integration software
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Inventory management software
- Cardinal Health Pyxis CII Safe
- Medical software
- Diagnostic image review software
- Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM-compatible image acquisition and integration software products
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Internet or intranet image distribution software
- Practice management software PMS
- Smart Digital Holter Monitor
- Ultrasound report creation software
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Special Requirements
Licensure and certification. Some States require workers in this occupation to be licensed. For information on a particular State, contact that State’s medical board. Certification is available from two organizations: Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) and the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS). The CCI offers four certifications—Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT), Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS), Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS), and Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS). The ARDMS offers Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) and Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) credentials. Some States require certification as part of licensure. In other States, certification is not required but many employers prefer it.
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Additional Resources
For general information about a career in cardiovascular technology, contact:
Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals
4456 Corporation Ln.
Suite 165
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
http://www.acp-online.org/
For a list of accredited programs in cardiovascular technology, contact:
Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology
6 Pine Knoll Drive
Beverly, MA 01915-1425
(978) 456-5594
office@jrccvt.org
http://www.jrccvt.org/
For information on vascular technology, contact:
The Society of Vascular Technology
4601 Presidents Dr.
Suite 260
Lanham, MD 20706-4365
http://www.svtnet.org
For information on echocardiography, contact:
American Society of Echocardiography
4101 Lake Boone Trail
Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27607
http://www.asecho.org
For information regarding registration and certification, contact:
Cardiovascular Credentialing International
4456 Corporation Ln.
Suite 110
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
http://www.cci-online.org
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
600 Jefferson Plaza
Suite 360
Rockville, MD 20852-1150
http://www.ardms.org
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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82.25 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
72.25 | Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
71.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
57.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
56.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
68.75 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
68.75 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
68.75 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
65.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
65.50 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
56.25 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
56.25 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
50.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
65.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
65.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
62.50 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
62.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
62.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
59.50 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56.25 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
53.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
53.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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89.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
87.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
82.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
79.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
77.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
75.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
73.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
72.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
72.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
71.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
70.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
70.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
69.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
68.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
67.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
66.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
66.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
63.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
56.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
55.75 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
54.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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91.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
90.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
89.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
88.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
86.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
85.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
84.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
81.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
80.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
77.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
74.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
74.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
72.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
72.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
67.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
57.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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83.33 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
83.33 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
66.67 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
55.50 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
55.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
50.00 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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98.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
97.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
94.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
92.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
91.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
88.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
87.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
86.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
86.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
85.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
84.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
84.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
82.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
81.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
80.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
79.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
79.00 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
78.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
75.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
74.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
72.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
71.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
71.40 | Exposed to Radiation | How often does this job require exposure to radiation? |
70.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
67.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
65.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
64.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
61.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
59.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
58.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
55.60 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
54.60 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
54.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
53.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
50.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $36,620.00 | $66,170.00 | $85,930.00 |
Virginia | $36,930.00 | $71,290.00 | $98,720.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $42,060.00 | $51,000.00 | $89,910.00 |
Bay Consortium | $45,110.00 | $84,020.00 | $103,220.00 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $38,960.00 | $75,270.00 | $81,720.00 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $35,380.00 | $67,020.00 | $77,460.00 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $40,630.00 | $69,070.00 | $80,560.00 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $33,470.00 | $51,420.00 | $60,430.00 |
Northern Virginia | $49,210.00 | $100,320.00 | $114,220.00 |
Piedmont Workforce | $38,320.00 | $61,470.00 | $81,200.00 |
Shenandoah Valley | $52,790.00 | $78,400.00 | $92,660.00 |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
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Employment Projections
USA: 2023-2033
Virginia: 2022-2032
Regions: 2020-2030
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 58,400 | 60,900 | +4.2% |
Virginia | 1,603 | 1,617 | +0.9% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
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Careers in Diagnostic Services Pathway:
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Medical Care and Treatment, General
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Respiratory Therapy Services
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- ARRT Technologist (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Technologist)
- Cardiac Catherization Laboratory Technologist
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technologist
- Cardiac Catheterization Special Procedures Technologist
- Cardiac Catheterization Technician
- Cardiac Catheterization Technologist
- Cardiac Monitor Technician
- Cardiac Technician
- Cardiograph Operator
- Cardiographer
- Cardiology Technician
- Cardiology Technologist
- Cardiopulmonary Technician
- Cardiopulmonary Technologist
- Cardiovascular Interventional Technologist
- Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
- Cardiovascular Radiologic Technologist
- Cardiovascular Sonographer
- Cardiovascular Technician
- Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT)
- Cardiovascular Ultrasound Sonographer
- Cardiovascular Ultrasound Technician
- CATH Lab Radiological Technologist (Catheterization Laboratory Radiological Technologist)
- Cath Lab RN (Catheterization Laboratory Registered Nurse)
- Cath Lab Specialist (Catheterization Laboratory Specialist)
- Cath Lab Tech (Catheterization Laboratory Technologist)
- Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT)
- Certified Cardiology Technologist (CCT)
- Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT)
- Computed Tomography Technologist (CTT)
- Diagnostic Ultrasound Technician
- Echo Tech (Echocardiography Technician)
- Echo/Vascular Tech (Echocardiology/Vascular Technician)
- Echocardiogram Technician
- Echocardiograph Technician
- Echocardiographer
- Echocardiographic Technologist
- Echocardiology Technologist
- EEG Technician (Electroencephalogram Technician)
- EKG Technician
- EKG/ECG Technician (Electrocardiogram Technician)
- Electrocardiogram Technician (EKG Technician)
- Electrocardiograph Operator
- Electrocardiograph Technician
- Electrocardiographic Technician
- Holter Scanning Technician
- Invasive Cardiovascular Technologist
- Perfusionist
- Pulmonary Function Technician
- Pulmonary Function Technologist
- Radiographer
- Radiological Technologist
- Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS)
- Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS)
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT)
- Respiratory Therapist (RT)
- Sonogram Technician
- Sonography Technician
- Special Procedures Radiological Technologist
- Stress Test Technician
- Telemetry Technician
- Vascular Technician
- Vascular Technologist
- Vascular Ultrasound Technician
- X-Ray Technologist
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Related Schools
- Riverside College of Health Careers
- Sentara College of Health Sciences
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