# Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

> Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic, therapeutic, or research purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary functions, lung capacity, and similar tests.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cardiovascular-technologists-and-technicians
- SOC code: 29-2031.00
- Career family: Healthcare practitioners
- Median annual pay: $74,310 (10th percentile $39,000, 90th percentile $121,350)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.7%
- Openings a year: 3,400
- Typical entry education: Associate's degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RIC)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 77 |
| Investigative (I) | 72 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 54 |
| Enterprising (E) | 5 |
| Conventional (C) | 62 |

## What you'd do

- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 89/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 87/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 83/100)
- Getting Information (importance 79/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 78/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 76/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 74/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 73/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 73/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 72/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Judgment and Decision Making, Service Orientation, Active Learning

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Medicine and Dentistry, English Language, Computers and Electronics, Education and Training, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Administrative, Physics, Psychology

## Also called

ARRT Technologist (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Technologist), Cardiac Cath Lab Tech (Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technician), Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist (Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technologist), Cardiac Catheterization Special Procedures Technologist, Cardiac Catheterization Technician, Cardiac Catheterization Technologist, Cardiac Monitor Technician, Cardiac Technician, Cardio Tech (Cardiovascular Technician), Cardiograph Operator

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5109) (CIP 5109, 1,504 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Wagner College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/wagner-college-3148) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | not reported | $156,982 | $27,000 |
| [St. John's University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/st-john-s-university-new-york-2579) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $102,500 | $142,774 | $23,325 |
| [John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/college/john-patrick-university-of-health-and-applied-sciences-1341) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $112,673 | $122,061 | $23,437 |
| [Saint Francis University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/saint-francis-university-2301) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | not reported | $115,813 | $28,000 |
| [D'Youville University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/d-youville-university-755) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $113,290 | $114,737 | $30,703 |
| [Molloy College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/molloy-college-1749) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $90,567 | $111,267 | not reported |
| [Salisbury University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/salisbury-university-2329) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $75,312 | $109,739 | $23,250 |
| [Long Island University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/long-island-university-1520) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $90,526 | $107,539 | $22,000 |

## Related careers

- [Diagnostic Medical Sonographers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/diagnostic-medical-sonographers): $96,590 median pay
- [Neurodiagnostic Technologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/neurodiagnostic-technologists): $50,290 median pay
- [Radiologic Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/radiologic-technologists-and-technicians): $80,110 median pay
- [Radiation Therapists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/radiation-therapists): $105,310 median pay
- [Respiratory Therapists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/respiratory-therapists): $82,280 median pay
- [Ophthalmic Medical Technologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/ophthalmic-medical-technologists): $50,290 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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