Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
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.
62,960 people do this job in the US. $74,310 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 80%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 2%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 18%. Today's estimate: 18%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 21 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 13% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 42 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac or peripheral vascular treatments, such as implanting pacemakers or assisting with balloon angioplasties to treat blood vessel blockages.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 h38 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 38 min17 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 29 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Prepare and position patients for testing.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 13 min4 min to 21 min | Stays with people | |
| Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 21 min8 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 21 min8 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 10 min4 min to 17 min | 100%Half by now |
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