Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Health Science · Diagnostic Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $37,370; experienced workers reach $101,850. About 520 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +13.7%
- Openings a year
- 34
- Employed in 2024
- 476
Typical entry education: Associate's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
2 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Active Listening3.9
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Speaking3.6
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.3
- Service Orientation3.3
What the work is
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.
- 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.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less10%
- Certificate13%
- Some college8%
- Associate degree63%
- Bachelor's degree3%
- Doctoral or professional4%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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