| Activities | Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary-functions, lung capacity, and similar tests. |
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| Outlook | Faster-than-average-job growth |
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| Median Income | $42,300 in May 2006 |
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| Work Context & Conditions | Technologists and technicians generally work a 5-day, 40-hour week that may include weekends. Those in catheterization labs tend to work longer hours and may work evenings. They also may be on call during the night and on weekends. |
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| Minimum Education Requirements | Associate's Degree
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| Skills | Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Equipment Selection, Time Management, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
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| Abilities | Oral Expression, Speech Recognition, Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Information Ordering, Inductive Reasoning, Oral Comprehension |
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