The U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that by the year 2006, nearly half of all U.S. workers will be employed in industries that produce or intensively use information technology, products and services. Whether or not you're changing jobs, technology will find you. Even auto mechanics can forget about getting a job if they lack the skills to use computer-based diagnostic tools now standard in repair shops. And doctors and lawyers use technology daily for research, record-keeping or simply to communicate with colleagues and clients. It is indeed a world that rewards lifelong learning, whether in the classroom or on the job.
Specialization is catheterization procedures.
Technicians obtain EKG's and ECG's and work with Holter monitors and stress testing. Some offer on the job training, but most have 2 and 4-year degree programs. Graduates accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology are able to register as professional technologists with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers or Cardiovascular Credentialing International. Technicians held about 33,000 jobs in 1998. About one-third was EKG a technician.