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14.0% Jobs Projection
$79,770 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Connecticut are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Connecticut is growing faster than average.

  • Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Connecticut earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Work in Connecticut?

In Connecticut, there were 860 people working as Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in the year 2018.

There were 920 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for Connecticut

Jobs for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in this state are growing at a rate of 14.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.2%.

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Connecticut Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Diagnostic Medical Sonographers job openings in Connecticut, and 1,220 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,400 annual jobs and 82,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Make in Connecticut?

In 2018 wages for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers ranged from $61,680 to $106,410 with $79,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $29.65 to $51.16. The median hourly rate was $38.35.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $38.54 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.19.

The median salary in Connecticut is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Connecticut Metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 260 $76,480
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 230 $80,780
Springfield, MA-CT 110 $74,760
Danbury, CT 90 $81,920
Worcester, MA-CT 90 $85,000
Waterbury, CT 60 $71,330

Top States for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Diagnostic Medical Sonographers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,770 $91,380
Florida 5,360 $65,560
New York 5,210 $74,830
Texas 4,870 $71,550
Illinois 2,930 $76,590
New Jersey 2,840 $76,740
Ohio 2,700 $64,410
Pennsylvania 2,670 $65,180
Michigan 2,670 $60,930
Georgia 2,210 $61,580
North Carolina 2,080 $66,930
Massachusetts 2,040 $84,630
Arizona 1,920 $85,800
Virginia 1,680 $74,020
Maryland 1,570 $75,620
Tennessee 1,540 $63,230
Wisconsin 1,540 $84,020
Washington 1,490 $89,210
Minnesota 1,310 $79,540
Missouri 1,220 $70,680

Below are the states where Diagnostic Medical Sonographers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $95,020
Alaska $94,130
California $91,380
District of Columbia $90,670
Washington $89,210
Oregon $88,360
Rhode Island $85,910
Arizona $85,800
Colorado $84,660
Massachusetts $84,630

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