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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Mississippi

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15.1% Jobs Projection
$60,980 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Mississippi is growing faster than average.

  • Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Mississippi earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Work in Mississippi?

In Mississippi, there were 630 people working as Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in the year 2018.

There were 710 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 860 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Diagnostic Medical Sonographers than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in this state are growing at a rate of 15.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.2%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 840 jobs for Mississippi Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,400 annual jobs and 82,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers ranged from $44,390 to $79,180 with $60,980 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.34 to $38.07. The median hourly rate was $29.32.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $30.1 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.78.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Mississippi Metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 260 $70,120
Jackson, MS 170 $64,320
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 80 $62,650

Top States for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Employment

View the list below to see where most Diagnostic Medical Sonographers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,770 $91,380
Florida 5,360 $65,560
New York 5,210 $74,830
Texas 4,870 $71,550
Illinois 2,930 $76,590
New Jersey 2,840 $76,740
Ohio 2,700 $64,410
Pennsylvania 2,670 $65,180
Michigan 2,670 $60,930
Georgia 2,210 $61,580
North Carolina 2,080 $66,930
Massachusetts 2,040 $84,630
Arizona 1,920 $85,800
Virginia 1,680 $74,020
Maryland 1,570 $75,620
Tennessee 1,540 $63,230
Wisconsin 1,540 $84,020
Washington 1,490 $89,210
Minnesota 1,310 $79,540
Missouri 1,220 $70,680

Below are the states where Diagnostic Medical Sonographers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $95,020
Alaska $94,130
California $91,380
District of Columbia $90,670
Washington $89,210
Oregon $88,360
Rhode Island $85,910
Arizona $85,800
Colorado $84,660
Massachusetts $84,630

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