Hire sonographers without doing the sourcing
Describe the role. Expa finds the registered sonographers in your market, reaches out, screens the ones who reply, and books your interviews.
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92K+ diagnostic medical sonographers • 95% with verified personal data
Ten minutes, three steps
What happens after you hit start
Describe the role
Paste a job description or say it in plain English. No boolean strings, no filters to learn, no sourcing skill required.
Approve the shortlist
Expa finds the sonographers, contacts them, follows up, and screens the ones who reply. You approve or reject.
Take the interviews
Approved candidates land in your calendar. That is the whole job on your side.
In plain terms
How Expa sources sonographers
Expa is an AI-powered healthcare recruiting and clinician sourcing platform. It identifies licensed sonographers who are in-market, verifies their contact details, runs outreach over email, SMS and LinkedIn until they reply, screens the ones who respond, and books interviews with the candidates you approve.
There are 92,200 diagnostic medical sonographers in the United States. Sonography is more specialised than almost any imaging role, because the credential itself is specialty-specific: RDMS for general and obstetric, RDCS for cardiac, RVT for vascular. A cardiac sonographer cannot cover your vascular lab and neither can cover the other's exams. Each specialty is effectively its own small profession, and each one has its own short list in your market.
Expa searches on ARDMS registration and specialty credential, state requirements where they apply, exam type, equipment and shift, and covers both practising sonographers and students finishing accredited programs.
How the sonography market compares
| Profession | Employed in the U.S. |
|---|---|
| Occupational therapists | 160,000 |
| Surgical technologists | 141,000 |
| Respiratory therapists | 139,600 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 92,200 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 86,300 |
| CRNAs | 53,800 |
| Optometrists | 47,800 |
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024 and 2025 employment. These are national totals. The number inside your hiring radius is a small fraction of them, which is the entire problem.
Sonographers near Boise right now
A sample of what a search returns. Identifying details stay hidden until you start.
Boise, ID · 7 miles
8 years · adult echo, stress
Meridian, ID · 13 miles
Registered 2 months ago · OB and general
Nampa, ID · 22 miles
11 years · hospital vascular lab
No names, no photos, no current employers, no license numbers.
Why sonography roles stay open
The credential is the specialty
RDMS, RDCS and RVT are separate registrations. Hiring an echo tech means searching for RDCS specifically, and that pool is a fraction of "sonographer."
Small profession, high demand
92,200 nationwide across every specialty combined, against imaging volume that keeps rising with an ageing population.
Training programs are competitive and small
Accredited sonography programs admit limited cohorts, so the pipeline cannot expand quickly in response to demand.
Where sonographers get hired
Questions
How many sonographers are there in the US?
92,200 diagnostic medical sonographers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 data. That figure covers every specialty combined, so the pool for cardiac, vascular or obstetric sonography specifically is much smaller.
Why can't a cardiac sonographer cover vascular exams?
Because the credentials are separate and so is the training. RDMS covers general and obstetric sonography, RDCS covers cardiac, RVT covers vascular. Each is its own ARDMS registration earned separately. In practice each specialty is its own small profession with its own short list in any given market.
Can you search by ARDMS specialty credential?
Yes, and for sonography it is the only search that works. RDMS, RDCS and RVT, plus specialty areas within them, state requirements, exam type, equipment experience and shift.
Can you find sonography students before they graduate?
Yes. Accredited sonography programs admit small, competitive cohorts and graduates are recruited early. Expa surfaces students finishing programs alongside sonographers in their first weeks of registration.
Do you source echo and vascular techs specifically?
Yes. Cardiac sonographers with RDCS and vascular technologists with RVT are searched as distinct pools rather than lumped in with general sonography, because that is how the credential works and how the hiring actually goes.
Do I have to do the sourcing myself?
No. You describe the role and approve a shortlist. Expa does the searching, the outreach, the follow-up and the screening, then books interviews with the candidates you approve. It takes about ten minutes of your time.
How fast will I see candidates?
A slate of interested, contactable sonographers within 48 hours of starting, often within 24. Time to hire from there depends on your interview process.
How much does Expa cost?
You can start free. For ongoing hiring, Expa pilots start at $6,000 for three months and cover all your open roles, with no per-placement fees. For comparison, a contingency agency placing a single sonographer typically charges 15% to 22% of first-year salary.
Start hiring sonographers in about ten minutes
Describe the role, approve a shortlist, take the interviews.
Hiring across multiple sites or six or more roles?
Managed sourcing for multi-site groups, health systems and staffing agencies. Pilots from $6,000 for three months, covering all your open roles.