Employment of cardiovascular technologists and technicians is expected to
grow much faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2014.
Growth will occur as the population ages, because older people have a higher
incidence of heart problems and use more diagnostic imaging. Employment of
vascular technologists and echocardiographers will grow as advances in
vascular technology and sonography reduce the need for more costly and
invasive procedures. However, fewer EKG technicians will be needed, as
hospitals train nursing aides and others to perform basic EKG procedures.
Individuals trained in Holter monitoring and stress testing are expected to
have more favorable job prospects than are those who can perform only a
basic EKG.
Some job openings for cardiovascular technologists and
technicians will arise from replacement needs as individuals transfer to
other jobs or leave the labor force. However, job growth and replacement
needs will produce relatively few job openings because the occupation is
small.
Source: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2006-07 Edition