Echo technician vs cardiovascular specialist

The differences between echo technicians and cardiovascular specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an echo technician and a cardiovascular specialist. Additionally, an echo technician has an average salary of $75,952, which is higher than the $65,238 average annual salary of a cardiovascular specialist.

The top three skills for an echo technician include patients, BLS and echocardiography. The most important skills for a cardiovascular specialist are patients, patient care, and cath lab.

Echo technician vs cardiovascular specialist overview

	Echo Technician	Cardiovascular Specialist
Yearly salary	$75,952	$65,238
Hourly rate	$36.52	$31.36
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	14,522	1,911
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Echo technician vs cardiovascular specialist salary

Echo technicians and cardiovascular specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Echo Technician	Cardiovascular Specialist
Average salary	$75,952	$65,238
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $117,000	Between $50,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	Springfield, OR	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	University of Maryland Medical System	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between echo technician and cardiovascular specialist education

There are a few differences between an echo technician and a cardiovascular specialist in terms of educational background:

	Echo Technician	Cardiovascular Specialist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Business
Most common college	Duke University	University of Southern California

Echo technician vs cardiovascular specialist demographics

Here are the differences between echo technicians' and cardiovascular specialists' demographics:

	Echo Technician	Cardiovascular Specialist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 32.4% Female, 67.6%	Male, 45.2% Female, 54.8%
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 echo technician and cardiovascular specialist duties and responsibilities

Echo technician example responsibilities.

Assist with placement and manage intra-aortic balloon pumps.
Perform cardiac defibrillation, CPR, and initiate invasive procedures on patients in cardiac arrest.
Utilize 2D , 3D, m-mode, and color Doppler.
Perform EKG's and treadmill stress testing.
Perform stress echo's, dobutamine stress echo's and bubble studies.
Assist physician with echo stress tests as well as treadmill only studies.

Cardiovascular specialist example responsibilities.

Manage central Texas territory, selling cardiovascular and diabetes medications to physician specialists and healthcare institutions.
Provide numerous in-services to new residents, medical staff and nursing staff for cardiac rehabilitation awareness and modification of risk factors.
Perform electrocardiogram (EKG) and treadmill stress test.
Code and review heart catheter lab reports; inpatient and outpatient.
Rotate general cardiology office triage.
Advance ECG interpretation of patterns relate to infarction/ischemia and arrhythmias.

Echo technician vs cardiovascular specialist skills

Common echo technician skills

Patients, 19%
BLS, 10%
Echocardiography, 10%
Echocardiogram, 9%
Patient Care, 8%
Cardiology, 6%

Common cardiovascular specialist skills

Patients, 36%
Patient Care, 18%
Cath Lab, 9%
Cardiology, 6%
Electrophysiology, 6%
Critical Care, 4%

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