Vascular technician vs cardiac catheterization technician

The differences between vascular technicians and cardiac catheterization technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a vascular technician and a cardiac catheterization technician. Additionally, a vascular technician has an average salary of $79,763, which is higher than the $56,111 average annual salary of a cardiac catheterization technician.

The top three skills for a vascular technician include patients, ARDMS and RVT. The most important skills for a cardiac catheterization technician are BLS, acls, and cath lab.

Vascular technician vs cardiac catheterization technician overview

	Vascular Technician	Cardiac Catheterization Technician
Yearly salary	$79,763	$56,111
Hourly rate	$38.35	$26.98
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	20,252	15,949
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Vascular technician vs cardiac catheterization technician salary

Vascular technicians and cardiac catheterization technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vascular Technician	Cardiac Catheterization Technician
Average salary	$79,763	$56,111
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $130,000	Between $30,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	Albany, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Dignity Health	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between vascular technician and cardiac catheterization technician education

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

	Vascular Technician	Cardiac Catheterization Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	Duke University	University of Southern California

Vascular technician vs cardiac catheterization technician demographics

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

	Vascular Technician	Cardiac Catheterization Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
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 vascular technician and cardiac catheterization technician duties and responsibilities

Vascular technician example responsibilities.

Facilitate physician to help achieve ICAEL accreditation status.
Train to perform nuclear stress tests, treadmill stress echo, and ECG's.
Assist the lead echocardiographer with ARDMS certification.
Execute EKG's and procedure reports for physician's interpretation.
Handle audit request by ICAEL and maintain appropriate documentation, etc.
Initial patient vitals including ECG, weight, height and blood pressure.

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.

Vascular technician vs cardiac catheterization technician skills

Common vascular technician skills

Patients, 21%
ARDMS, 9%
RVT, 8%
Vascular Technologist, 7%
Patient Care, 6%
Test Results, 3%

Common cardiac catheterization technician skills

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

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