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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Runs the tests that show how well the heart and blood vessels work.
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Cardiovascular technologists perform EKGs, heart ultrasounds (echocardiograms) and stress tests, or assist doctors in the cardiac catheterization lab. They work mostly in hospitals and heart clinics.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.