Vascular technician vs cardiographer

The differences between vascular 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 vascular technician and a cardiographer. Additionally, a vascular technician has an average salary of $79,763, which is higher than the $62,041 average annual salary of a cardiographer.

The top three skills for a vascular technician include patients, ARDMS and RVT. The most important skills for a cardiographer are heart disease, m-mode, and EKG.

Vascular technician vs cardiographer overview

	Vascular Technician	Cardiographer
Yearly salary	$79,763	$62,041
Hourly rate	$38.35	$29.83
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	20,252	4,479
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Vascular technician vs cardiographer salary

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

	Vascular Technician	Cardiographer
Average salary	$79,763	$62,041
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $130,000	Between $36,000 And $105,000
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 cardiographer education

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

	Vascular Technician	Cardiographer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	Duke University	SUNY Stony Brook

Vascular technician vs cardiographer demographics

Here are the differences between vascular technicians' and cardiographers' demographics:

	Vascular Technician	Cardiographer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%	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 vascular technician and cardiographer 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.

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.

Vascular technician vs cardiographer skills

Common vascular technician skills

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

Common cardiographer skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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