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Ultrasound techs use sound waves to create images of internal organs and tissues to diagnose conditions or monitor conditions to help assist physicians. Ultrasound techs can specialize in abdominal, vascular, or musculoskeletal sonograms. An ultrasound tech has to know how to operate the technology,perform scans,interpret the images,and report their observations and diagnosis to the physicians.

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Ultrasound technicians can work in hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic imaging centers. Usual work schedule is full-time working evenings,weekends, or on call typically 40 hours a week. Shift work is more common in hospitals. Usually during the day they will have to be standing most of the time and working with heavy equipment. Emotionally it can be very difficult when finding out a very upsetting diagnosis. And being an ultrasound tech would require working independently

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The average annual salary for an ultrasound tech in PA is around $98,509 and for a top earner over $146,815. In PA they are paid hourly in the general range of 31-56 per hour. benefits include paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision coverage, retirement plans, competitive salary's, and tuition reimbursement opportunities.

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Ultrasound technicians in Pa is expected to see employment rates rise to 11% from 2023-2033. Most job opportunities are in hospitals, physician's offices, outpatient care centers, and medical/diagnostic laboratories. In Reading Pa and surrounding areas is very active for the job market of an ultrasound tech.

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The degree u need to become an ultrasound tech is an associates degree or a bachelor's degree in diagnostic medical sonography or a related field and a certification. Usually ultrasound technicians need good communication, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure. In high school u should take classes like anatomy,chemistry,biology, algebra, and something for communication skills

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Some Pa schools that have ultrasound technician programs is Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Harrisburg Area Community College, Pennsylvania college of health sciences, Pittsburgh career institute, and Westmoreland County Community College.

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2 benefits are a rewarding career and meaningful work

A drawback of this job is the emotional demands of the job