Cardiac catheterization technician vs cardiographer

The differences between cardiac catheterization technicians and cardiographers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a cardiac catheterization technician and a cardiographer. Additionally, a cardiographer has an average salary of $62,041, which is higher than the $56,111 average annual salary of a cardiac catheterization technician.

The top three skills for a cardiac catheterization technician include BLS, acls and cath lab. The most important skills for a cardiographer are heart disease, m-mode, and EKG.

Cardiac catheterization technician vs cardiographer overview

	Cardiac Catheterization Technician	Cardiographer
Yearly salary	$56,111	$62,041
Hourly rate	$26.98	$29.83
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	15,949	4,479
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Cardiac catheterization technician vs cardiographer salary

Cardiac catheterization technicians and cardiographers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cardiac Catheterization Technician	Cardiographer
Average salary	$56,111	$62,041
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $103,000	Between $36,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between cardiac catheterization technician and cardiographer education

There are a few differences between a cardiac catheterization technician and a cardiographer in terms of educational background:

	Cardiac Catheterization Technician	Cardiographer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	University of Southern California	SUNY Stony Brook

Cardiac catheterization technician vs cardiographer demographics

Here are the differences between cardiac catheterization technicians' and cardiographers' demographics:

	Cardiac Catheterization Technician	Cardiographer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 69.2% Female, 30.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 13.9% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 13.9% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between cardiac catheterization technician and cardiographer duties and responsibilities

Cardiac catheterization technician example responsibilities.

Assist with placement and manage intra-aortic balloon pumps.
Monitor patient's blood pressure and heart rate with EKG equipment and notify the physician of possible irregularities.
Assist physician during balloon angioplasty by inflating the balloon catheter to the specified atmospheres with a special handheld syringe pump.
Utilize escalation process to notify appropriate staff when communication barriers are occurring between the CMU and nursing unit for arrhythmia notification.
Work at multiple boat launches with the decontamination unit to pressure wash all infest boats and educate boaters.
Perform programmed stimulation, cardioversion, defibrillation and radiofrequency lesion generation.

Cardiographer example responsibilities.

Facilitate physician to help achieve ICAEL accreditation status.
Prepare patients for various examinations by reviewing requisitions and case history as well as explaining procedures to patients.
TEE, Stress/Dobutamine echocardiograms with and without contrast (Optison/Definity/Saline).
Assist physician with intubation and extubation procedures.

Cardiac catheterization technician vs cardiographer skills

Common cardiac catheterization technician skills

BLS, 19%
Acls, 15%
Cath Lab, 10%
RCIS, 9%
Cardiac Catheterization, 9%
Vital Signs, 7%

Common cardiographer skills

Heart Disease, 76%
M-Mode, 19%
EKG, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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