Cardiovascular Technicians Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

The official count of cardiovascular technicians in 2006 was 45,000. Workers have recently faced a very low level of unemployment. The unemployment rate for employees? About 1% recently.

Flexibility

Cardiovascular technicians working on their own make up 1% of the total. Part-time work suffices for 17% of workers.

Education

Employees normally have an associate degree before landing a job. Degrees are held by 25% of current cardiovascular technicians. Post-secondary schooling was enough for 68% of workers. Education topped out at high school for 7% of employees.

Local Outlook

You'll see a lot of cardiovascular technicians in Gainesville (Florida), Bowling Green (Kentucky), and Salisbury (Maryland), and comparatively fewer in Bakersfield (California), Seattle (Washington), and Santa Ana (California). Wages for Workers are highest in Brockton (Massachusetts), San Jose (California), and Seattle (Washington), and lowest in Abilene (Texas), Huntsville (Alabama), and Baton Rouge (Louisiana).

Detailed local employment conditions for Cardiovascular Technicians in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Cardiovascular Technicians

Employment info for Cardiovascular Technicians, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Alabama	Birmingham	2.26	370	$42,000
Alabama	Florence	2.08	30	$28,000
Alabama	Huntsville	3.29	200	$30,000
Alabama	Mobile	2.94	160	$41,000
Alabama	Montgomery	1.37	70	$34,000
Arizona	Phoenix	1.1	670	$44,000
Arizona	Tucson	1.01	120	$45,000
Arkansas	Fort Smith	1.45	50	$35,000
Arkansas	Hot Springs	4.1	40	$41,000
Arkansas	Little Rock	0.96	100	$48,000
California	Bakersfield	0.49	40	$51,000
California	Fresno	0.78	80	$51,000
California	Los Angeles	0.78	1,050	$56,000
California	Modesto	1.6	80	$53,000
California	Oakland	0.85	280	$53,000
California	Riverside	0.71	300	$51,000
California	Sacramento	0.8	230	$49,000
California	Salinas	1.3	60	$58,000
California	San Diego	0.75	320	$55,000
California	San Francisco	0.51	160	$56,000
California	San Jose	0.69	200	$71,000
California	Santa Ana	0.36	180	$55,000
California	Santa Rosa	1.02	60	$63,000
California	Stockton	0.92	60	$49,000
Colorado	Boulder	0.84	40	$53,000
Colorado	Colorado Springs	0.63	50	$120,000
Colorado	Denver	0.86	340	$46,000
Connecticut	Bridgeport	0.51	70	$54,000
Connecticut	Hartford	1.16	210	$47,000
Connecticut	New Haven	1.16	100	$58,000
Connecticut	Norwich	1.09	40	$53,000
Delaware	Wilmington	1.26	130	$51,000
District of Columbia	Washington	0.76	570	$55,000
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	1.46	350	$37,000
Florida	Gainesville	6.97	230	$35,000
Florida	Jacksonville	2.06	400	$42,000
Florida	Lakeland	1.79	110	$36,000
Florida	Miami	1.91	610	$35,000
Florida	Ocala	2.11	60	$46,000
Florida	Orlando	1.7	580	$40,000
Florida	Palm Bay	2.62	160	$37,000
Florida	Pensacola	3.59	170	$34,000
Florida	Port St Lucie	1.77	70	$38,000
Florida	Sarasota	1.93	170	$39,000
Florida	Sebastian	2.25	30	$33,000
Florida	Tallahassee	1.6	80	$35,000
Florida	Tampa	1.54	620	$41,000
Florida	West Palm Beach	1.39	250	$43,000
Georgia	Atlanta	0.84	650	$41,000
Georgia	Augusta	1.6	100	$49,000
Georgia	Columbus	0.91	30	$30,000
Georgia	Savannah	0.87	40	$43,000
Hawaii	Honolulu	1.05	140	$54,000
Idaho	Boise	0.6	50	$52,000
Illinois	Champaign	2.75	70	$46,000
Illinois	Chicago	0.99	1,220	$50,000
Illinois	Rockford	1.32	60	$52,000
Illinois	Springfield	3.65	110	$48,000
Indiana	Gary	2.07	180	$44,000
Indiana	Indianapolis	0.99	280	$49,000
Indiana	Michigan City	4.24	50	$41,000
Indiana	South Bend	0.96	40	$45,000
Iowa	Davenport	0.91	50	$37,000
Iowa	Des Moines	1.59	160	$42,000
Kentucky	Bowling Green	5.8	90	$32,000
Kentucky	Lexington	1.72	130	$37,000
Kentucky	Louisville	1.6	310	$41,000
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	0.8	90	$29,000
Louisiana	Lafayette	1.46	60	$37,000
Louisiana	Monroe	2.71	60	$34,000
Louisiana	New Orleans	0.95	150	$42,000
Louisiana	Shreveport	2.74	140	$35,000
Maine	Portland	1.66	100	$49,000
Maryland	Baltimore	1.41	580	$49,000
Maryland	Bethesda	0.62	110	$51,000
Maryland	Salisbury	5.55	80	$34,000
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	1.36	40	$49,000
Massachusetts	Boston	1.3	710	$54,000
Massachusetts	Brockton	1.96	50	$78,000
Massachusetts	Lowell	1.14	40	$52,000
Massachusetts	Springfield	1.27	120	$52,000
Massachusetts	Worcester	0.9	70	$59,000
Michigan	Ann Arbor	3.26	170	$60,000
Michigan	Detroit	2.2	520	$45,000
Michigan	Flint	3.47	150	$48,000
Michigan	Grand Rapids	1.33	160	$48,000
Michigan	Kalamazoo	3.29	140	$54,000
Michigan	Lansing	2.28	140	$49,000
Michigan	Warren	1.31	490	$46,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	0.72	420	$55,000
Mississippi	Jackson	1.79	140	$45,000
Missouri	Kansas City	0.86	280	$53,000
Missouri	St Louis	1.02	440	$40,000
Montana	Billings	1.71	40	$44,000
Nebraska	Lincoln	0.84	40	$50,000
Nebraska	Omaha	1.53	220	$38,000
Nevada	Las Vegas	1.33	400	$47,000
Nevada	Reno	0.75	50	$48,000
New Hampshire	Manchester	2.73	80	$45,000
New Hampshire	Nashua	0.97	40	$48,000
New Jersey	Camden	1.06	180	$55,000
New Jersey	Edison	0.74	240	$55,000
New Jersey	Newark	0.78	250	$59,000
New Jersey	Trenton	1.19	80	$53,000
New Mexico	Albuquerque	0.58	70	$39,000
New Mexico	Las Cruces	2.4	40
New York	Albany	1.24	170	$42,000
New York	Buffalo	1.19	200	$50,000
New York	Nassau	1.71	680	$58,000
New York	New York	1.14	1,840	$54,000
New York	Poughkeepsie	1.61	120	$46,000
New York	Syracuse	2.54	240	$52,000
New York	Utica	1.06	40	$38,000
North Carolina	Asheville	1.11	60	$43,000
North Carolina	Charlotte	0.76	210	$51,000
North Carolina	Durham	1.83	150	$52,000
North Carolina	Greensboro	1.11	130	$55,000
North Carolina	Raleigh	1	160	$52,000
Ohio	Akron	0.95	100	$38,000
Ohio	Canton	1.54	80	$43,000
Ohio	Cincinnati	1.21	400	$46,000
Ohio	Cleveland	1.61	550	$53,000
Ohio	Columbus	0.82	240	$47,000
Ohio	Dayton	1.29	160	$44,000
Ohio	Mansfield	2.75	40	$51,000
Ohio	Toledo	2.07	210	$49,000
Ohio	Youngstown	0.81	60	$45,000
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	1.23	220	$33,000
Oklahoma	Tulsa	1.49	200	$36,000
Oregon	Eugene	1.77	80	$53,000
Oregon	Portland	0.81	270	$58,000
Pennsylvania	Allentown	2.68	280	$60,000
Pennsylvania	Erie	2.57	100
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	1.71	160	$42,000
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	0.97	70	$47,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1.58	940	$47,000
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	2.11	770	$39,000
Pennsylvania	Reading	2.01	100	$65,000
Pennsylvania	Scranton	1.49	120	$41,000
Pennsylvania	Williamsport	2.87	40	$34,000
Pennsylvania	York	1.65	90	$42,000
Rhode Island	Providence	1.13	210	$47,000
South Carolina	Charleston	1.33	120	$44,000
South Carolina	Columbia	1.48	160	$42,000
South Carolina	Florence	1.97	50	$42,000
South Carolina	Greenville	1.15	110	$39,000
South Dakota	Rapid City	2.31	40	$44,000
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	2.22	90	$45,000
Tennessee	Chattanooga	1.46	100	$43,000
Tennessee	Knoxville	1.35	140	$33,000
Tennessee	Memphis	1.5	300	$38,000
Tennessee	Morristown	3.89	50	$60,000
Tennessee	Nashville	0.58	140	$46,000
Texas	Abilene	2.36	40	$38,000
Texas	Austin	0.63	150	$50,000
Texas	Corpus Christi	1.53	80	$48,000
Texas	Dallas	0.97	640	$47,000
Texas	Fort Worth	1.02	270	$41,000
Texas	Houston	0.71	570	$43,000
Texas	Lubbock	2.34	80	$48,000
Texas	San Antonio	0.85	220	$43,000
Texas	Tyler	1.51	40	$51,000
Utah	Ogden	0.68	40	$46,000
Virginia	Charlottesville	1.81	50
Virginia	Richmond	1.09	210	$45,000
Virginia	Virginia Beach	1.62	390	$50,000
Washington	Olympia	1.44	40	$59,000
Washington	Seattle	0.48	220	$59,000
Washington	Spokane	0.94	60	$53,000
Washington	Tacoma	0.6	50	$58,000
West Virginia	Huntington	1.48	50	$50,000
Wisconsin	Green Bay	1	50	$48,000
Wisconsin	Madison	0.78	80	$53,000
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	1.31	360	$47,000