Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Moderate Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
49%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
39%
(Low Risk, Based on 269 votes)
Average: 44%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
15.1%
by year 2033
WAGES
$84,470
or $40.61 per hour
Volume
82,780
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
6.8/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

49% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Originality

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Persuasion

User poll

39% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 49% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Diagnostic Medical Sonographers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Diagnostic Medical Sonographers' job openings is expected to rise 15.1% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Diagnostic Medical Sonographers' was $84,470, or $41 per hour

'Diagnostic Medical Sonographers' were paid 75.8% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 82,780 people employed as 'Diagnostic Medical Sonographers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.05% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Diagnostic Medical Sonographers'.

Job description

Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists.

SOC Code: 29-2032.00

Comments (7)

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Yoselin (Uncertain)
08 May 2025 13:48
Because Robots don't have the skills of thinking like we do we identify things in a better way from how the patients feels or needs.
Aaron (Low)
08 Jul 2024 02:34
The role of a diagnostic medical sonographer is quite a difficult one. While one can train AI and robots to take more images based on certain pathology, teaching them to angle the transducer in a specific way and area will be more difficult, as well as being able to care for the patient properly
DJ (No chance)
26 Feb 2023 02:37
It's not just about moving the wand. It's about detecting anomalies and reacting in real time. AI is too easily fooled and/or overconfident in its incorrect assessment
Rick (Low)
29 Sep 2019 08:04
Sonography is very operator dependent.
Sean (Low)
02 Jul 2019 00:15
Ultrasound is tech dependant
Suzanne Dwyer
28 Sep 2019 20:51
It is when AI and robotics comes together, and scan a patient is when Sonographers will becomes a thing of the past. AI will take over Radiologist jobs in the next couple years. AI can be programmed to view thousands of images per second and can identity pathogens at high rate of success.
Renato
13 Aug 2021 22:53
Hey bro, AI has 6 weeks to replace the radiologists according to your "next couple years" preview in sep 28, 2019.
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