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Cardiovascular Technician Workplace Guide
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians may perform or assist with different tests under changing schedules. An employment account should identify the testing role and direction assigned to you while keeping patient responses and clinical interpretation in the official record.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Role assignment
List the testing or support function assigned to you and when it changed.
Equipment issue
Record when a device problem was reported and the response affecting your scheduled work.
Review timing
Note when feedback arrived relative to the test assignment without including clinical results.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (29-2031.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.Source task 4132 · updated 07/2014
- Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.Source task 4129 · updated 07/2014
- Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.Source task 4127 · updated 07/2014
- Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.Source task 4134 · updated 07/2014
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2031). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.15 | $22.91 | $36.60 | $47,650 |
| Alaska | $23.18 | $38.00 | $60.49 | $79,040 |
| Arizona | $23.97 | $36.01 | $49.51 | $74,900 |
| Arkansas | $26.18 | $35.96 | $41.16 | $74,800 |
| Connecticut | $29.83 | $45.64 | $52.06 | $94,940 |
| Delaware | $23.34 | $42.13 | $48.07 | $87,640 |
| Florida | $19.77 | $37.09 | $45.85 | $77,140 |
| Georgia | $23.71 | $37.53 | $47.41 | $78,070 |
| Hawaii | $27.57 | $53.72 | $62.59 | $111,730 |
| Idaho | $40.48 | $48.13 | $56.38 | $100,100 |
| Indiana | $21.56 | $38.16 | $46.91 | $79,380 |
| Iowa | $22.89 | $37.91 | $44.16 | $78,850 |
| Kansas | $22.20 | $33.20 | $42.21 | $69,060 |
| Kentucky | $20.00 | $29.32 | $41.75 | $60,980 |
| Louisiana | $17.20 | $24.06 | $35.50 | $50,050 |
| Maine | $24.95 | $39.45 | $46.41 | $82,050 |
| Michigan | $23.84 | $38.77 | $41.80 | $80,650 |
| Minnesota | $23.54 | $34.38 | $43.52 | $71,520 |
| Mississippi | $15.28 | $18.27 | $31.42 | $38,000 |
| Missouri | $22.00 | $35.43 | $45.95 | $73,680 |
| Montana | $23.98 | $39.83 | $49.00 | $82,850 |
| Nebraska | $23.05 | $28.85 | $38.99 | $60,000 |
| New Hampshire | $29.91 | $39.95 | $50.21 | $83,100 |
| New Mexico | $19.22 | $22.76 | $35.65 | $47,340 |
| New York | $29.33 | $43.06 | $51.76 | $89,570 |
| North Carolina | $19.80 | $26.67 | $40.15 | $55,460 |
| North Dakota | $20.54 | $31.68 | $40.33 | $65,890 |
| Ohio | $23.28 | $38.11 | $44.45 | $79,270 |
| Oklahoma | $18.10 | $21.59 | $34.88 | $44,900 |
| Pennsylvania | $22.00 | $27.93 | $41.33 | $58,090 |
| Rhode Island | $39.64 | $50.00 | $50.22 | $104,000 |
| South Dakota | $26.63 | $32.35 | $38.78 | $67,290 |
| Tennessee | $22.25 | $36.85 | $41.59 | $76,650 |
| Texas | $20.12 | $25.48 | $39.74 | $53,000 |
| Utah | $40.58 | $54.57 | $107.83 | $113,510 |
| Vermont | $28.99 | $33.47 | $62.80 | $69,620 |
| Virginia | $22.41 | $36.96 | $47.18 | $76,880 |
| West Virginia | $17.74 | $22.07 | $36.34 | $45,910 |
| Wisconsin | $23.85 | $35.76 | $47.26 | $74,380 |
| Wyoming | $30.04 | $40.45 | $49.37 | $84,140 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Describe the assigned testing role
Record the general test category, scheduled work period and supervision arrangement. Note when you were moved to another role or asked to cover additional work. Do not include patient names, histories or measurements in your personal timeline.
Separate workflow and clinical review
If feedback concerns a test, record whether it addressed equipment operation, documentation or another process. Describe who supplied the instruction and when you sought clarification. Avoid drawing clinical conclusions from a workplace scheduling concern.
Protect test information
Do not copy tracings, images, patient worklists or monitoring data. Use your own schedule and permitted employment or training records. Identify the system and date range holding relevant operational records so an authorized reviewer can locate them.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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