Staff sonographer vs ultrasonographer

The differences between staff sonographers and ultrasonographers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a staff sonographer and an ultrasonographer. Additionally, a staff sonographer has an average salary of $85,821, which is higher than the $79,249 average annual salary of an ultrasonographer.

The top three skills for a staff sonographer include patients, sonography and patient care. The most important skills for an ultrasonographer are patients, patient care, and radiology.

Staff sonographer vs ultrasonographer overview

	Staff Sonographer	Ultrasonographer
Yearly salary	$85,821	$79,249
Hourly rate	$41.26	$38.10
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	81,867	13,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 56%	Associate Degree, 54%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Staff sonographer vs ultrasonographer salary

Staff sonographers and ultrasonographers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Staff Sonographer	Ultrasonographer
Average salary	$85,821	$79,249
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $135,000	Between $47,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Blessing Hospital Emergency Room
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between staff sonographer and ultrasonographer education

There are a few differences between a staff sonographer and an ultrasonographer in terms of educational background:

	Staff Sonographer	Ultrasonographer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 56%	Associate Degree, 54%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Staff sonographer vs ultrasonographer demographics

Here are the differences between staff sonographers' and ultrasonographers' demographics:

	Staff Sonographer	Ultrasonographer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%	Male, 14.6% Female, 85.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 72.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 72.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between staff sonographer and ultrasonographer duties and responsibilities

Staff sonographer example responsibilities.

Facilitate physician to help achieve ICAEL accreditation status.
Use PACS to store, send and view scans.
Utilize hospital computer system for ordering and completing ultrasound department necessary functions, PACs image archiving.
Champion of radiology committee working with radiology manager and hospital officers and administration for patient experience and friendliness of staff.
Perform general diagnostic radiology examinations.
Perform pediatric echocardiogram, EKG and Holter monitoring.

Ultrasonographer example responsibilities.

Prepare and achieve ACR accreditation for the department with an almost perfect score.
General ultrasound, vascular, small parts, biopsies and amniocentesis.
Perform diagnostic scans including all vascular studies, ABD, GYN and small parts imaging.
Perform ob-gyn, small parts, breasts, general and vascular exams including bedside/portable exams.
Experience in ABD, OB/GYN, endovaginal, small parts, invasive procedures, portable studies and all vascular imaging.
Assist in amniocentesis and paracentesis.

Staff sonographer vs ultrasonographer skills

Common staff sonographer skills

Patients, 20%
Sonography, 17%
Patient Care, 15%
Diagnostic Ultrasound, 12%
Ultrasound Exams, 6%
ABD, 5%

Common ultrasonographer skills

Patients, 23%
Patient Care, 12%
Radiology, 6%
OB-GYN, 6%
RDMS, 5%
Ultrasound Exams, 5%

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