Cardiovascular technologist or technician
Runs tests on patients' hearts, blood vessels, and lungs to help diagnose, treat, or research problems.
Will AI replace cardiovascular technologist or technician jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 30 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Get and record patient identification, medical history, and test results
- Explain tests to patients to gain cooperation and ease worry
- Run heart tests like EKGs, echocardiograms, and stress tests with special equipment
What stays human
- Prepare and position patients for testing
- Adjust equipment and controls following doctors' orders
- Check, test, and maintain heart test equipment, making minor repairs
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +3.7%. Typical pay: $74,310 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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