Medical Sonographers


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Medical Sonographers

Medical Sonographers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Hospitals
  • Doctors' offices
  • Medical laboratories

Outlook

Demand for this career will grow significantly. As the population ages, the demand for diagnostic imaging will increase. More doctors are turning to sonographs for images because they do not expose patients to radiation.

Most openings will occur as workers retire or leave this career.

Medical Sonographers (CIS 100493)

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Illinois
3,147
Medium
&
14.1%
8.2%
>>>>
281
Few
  Champaign Area
97
Small
&
17.5%
5.2%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
58
Small
&
6.9%
2.9%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Cook County
1,482
Medium
&
13.2%
9.2%
>>>>
131
Few
  Decatur Area
35
Very small
&
8.6%
3.8%
>>>>
3
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
116
Small
&
8.6%
10.3%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Du Page County
257
Small
&
30.4%
8.8%
>>>>
29
Very few
  Edwardsville Area
48
Very small
&
14.6%
12.4%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
18
Very small
&
-5.6%
-0.2%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
64
Small
&
12.5%
6.0%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Lake County
130
Small
&
12.3%
11.7%
>>>>
12
Very few
  McHenry County
34
Very small
&
8.8%
7.6%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
87
Small
&
19.5%
4.4%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
52
Very small
&
9.6%
4.3%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
173
Small
&
13.9%
4.5%
>>>>
15
Very few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
48
Very small
&
10.4%
3.5%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
40
Very small
&
12.5%
5.6%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Rockford Area
103
Small
&
11.7%
6.6%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
27
Very small
&
11.1%
1.1%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Springfield Area
107
Small
&
9.3%
4.6%
>>>>
9
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
71
Small
&
1.4%
0.9%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Vermilion County
22
Very small
&
4.5%
-0.5%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Will County
69
Very small
&
27.5%
14.9%
>>>>
7
Very few
United States
84,900
Medium
&
15.1%
4.0%
>>>>
5,700
Very few
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.