Medical Sonographers
Job description
These individuals use ultrasound devices to produce and record images of various body parts. They help physicians monitor pregnancies and diagnose health problems. This group includes supervisors and trainers. They work in: *Hospitals *Medical clinics
- Polyclinics
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous chemical
- Biological agents
Main tasks
- Produce images of body parts that require examination.
- Assess the quality and consistency of diagnostic images during the examination and adjust devices as needed.
- Save and process scanned images.
- Observe and care for patients during examinations to ensure their safety and comfort.
- Draft reports to help physicians monitor pregnancies and diagnose health problems.
- Perform quality control on equipment and make minor repairs and adjustments as required.
- Supervise and train students and other technologists.
Advancement and mobility
- These individuals may specialize in various types of ultrasounds (cardiac, cerebral, gynecological, etc.).
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 87.5% Female
- 12.5% Male
Not available.
- 87.5% Female
- 12.5% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$67,500
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in technologie de l'échographie médicale
Code : 142G0
Placement rate: 100%
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec (OTIMROEPMQ [Quebec Order of Medical Imaging, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Electrophysiology Technologists]).
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system often required.
- Membership in the Canadian Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (CSDMS) may be an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Oral expression
- Social perception
- Information processing
- Result evaluation
- Critical thought
- Active learning
- Time management
- Coordination
- Written expression
- Science
- Operations and control
- Judgment and decision-making
- Service oriented
- Solving complex problems
- Monitoring operations
- Teaching
- Persuasion
- Learning strategies
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Written expression
- Speech clarity
- Control accuracy
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Hand-arm stability
- Deductive reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Classification
- Information organization
- Selective attention
- Limb coordination
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Perception speed
- Information processing speed
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to adapt
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Tolerance to stress
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of medicine or dentistry
Interests
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
- Assist or care for people
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 32122
Medical sonographers
Job titles
- Medical imaging technologist - ultrasound
- Echocardiography technologist sonographer
- Diagnostic medical sonographer
- Echography technologist
- Sonographer - medical
- Student medical sonographer
- Diagnostic medical sonography instructor
- Opérateurs/opératrices d'équipements de radiographie et d'ultrason
- Medical sonographers supervisor
- Ultrasound supervisor
- Diagnostic ultrasound supervisor
- Cardiac ultrasound technician
- Diagnostic echography technician
- Diagnostic ultrasound technician
- Echography technician
- Registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer
- Registered ultrasound technologist
- Registered diagnostic medical sonographer (rdms)
- Chief diagnostic medical sonographer
- Diagnostic cardiac sonographer
- Adult echocardiographer
- Cardiac sonographer
- Pediatric echocardiographer
- Diagnostic ultrasound technologist - medical
- Medical sonographer
- Vascular sonographer
Skill type
Health
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