Career Opportunities
DMI Career Opportunities: Rated #8 by US News & World Report Best Jobs in Healthcare 2015
See what the Chicago Tribune has to say about the growing field of sonography!
Diagnostic sonography — or ultrasound — is among the fastest-growing professions in health care. There is no better place to study sonography than SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn.
Your education in the Diagnostic Medical Imaging Program can be the first step in a life-long career that offers exceptional rewards - personally, professionally, and financially.
Trained in multiple specialties of sonography, such as Obstetrics-Gynecology, Abdomen, Echocardiography, and Vascular, graduates have their pick of attractive career opportunities. Placement rates for our well-respected graduates are exceptional. Graduates are employed as sonographers in major hospital centers and private medical offices. As they advance in their careers, they may choose to work as hospital administrators, clinical applications specialists, or ultrasound educators. Starting salaries in the New York Metropolitan area are approximately $75,000-$80,000.
Currently New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, and Nevada require state licensure to work as a Sonographer. Licensure requirements vary by state. New York State does not require licensure. To see an up to date list of States that require licensure, you may visit this website https://www.asrt.org/main/standards-and-regulations/legislation-regulations-and-advocacy/states-that-regulate-by-modality. To see individual state licensure requirements, please visit https://www.asrt.org/main/standards-and-regulations/legislation-regulations-and-advocacy/individual-state-licensure. You may also visit the SDMS website to find out more information https://www.sdms.org/advocacy/state-licensure and https://www.sdms.org/resources/credential-verification.