| If you are one of those who have a desire to help | | | | 4. MRI Technician |
| patients and think you are capable of providing service | | | | 5. Mammography Technician |
| to those who needs radiology tests, you may choose | | | | 6. Etho-cardiographer |
| a career as a Radiologist Technician. A radiology | | | | 7. Bone Densitometrist |
| technician is a crucial part of most radiological | | | | Job Outlook |
| procedures and plays a very important role in taking | | | | Today if we carefully look at the scope of this |
| X-rays and performing other examinations for patients | | | | occupation then it can be counted among few those |
| in order to determine their health. Working as a | | | | professions in the United States whose demand is |
| radiology technician, you may require dealing directly | | | | going to boom at a double rate in next few years. The |
| with the patient and operate the machinery that | | | | employment is projected to grow faster than average, |
| generally generates the medical images needed by the | | | | and job opportunities are expected to be more |
| doctor. | | | | favorable. In fact, the employment of radiology |
| As a radiology technician you are one of those few | | | | technologists is expected to increase by about 15 |
| important persons who are responsible for maintaining | | | | percent from 2006 to 2016, which is definitely faster |
| the patients' safety with the machinery you use to | | | | than the average for all occupations. In next few |
| conduct tests. In addition to running these tests, you | | | | years, radiology technologists are willing to gain major |
| are also accountable for updating patient records and | | | | benefits and those who also are experienced in more |
| conducting associated clerical duties including | | | | than one diagnostic imaging procedure like CT, MR, |
| maintaining paperwork relevant to the office machinery | | | | and mammography will enjoy the best job |
| you generally use for patient testing. Besides this, you | | | | opportunities. |
| may also require to prepare work schedules, evaluate | | | | Though hospitals will continue to be the principal |
| purchases of equipment and at times manage the | | | | working location for most of the radiology |
| entire radiology department. | | | | technologists, but new jobs will also rise in medical |
| Career Prospect | | | | centers, health clinics and diagnostic imaging centers. |
| In many states of the United States radiology | | | | Health facilities like these are expected to grow |
| technologists and technicians are referred to as | | | | through 2016, because of the shift toward outpatient |
| radiographers. The major highlight of choosing this | | | | care and technological advances that permit more |
| career is that once you become a radiology technician | | | | procedures to be performed outside the hospital. |
| you actually become eligible for holding different | | | | Great Salary |
| positions. With experience and gaining more training, | | | | In terms of salary you can be confident enough that |
| you may also become radiology specialists, performing | | | | after you find employment as a radiology technologist |
| CT scanning, angiography, and magnetic resonance | | | | the salary will be a good one. In the United States as |
| imaging. As an experienced technologist, you can | | | | of February 2009, the expected salary for a radiology |
| further attain positions like supervisor, chief radiology | | | | technician is balanced right at about $46,500 per year. |
| technologist and ultimately radiology department | | | | The low end of that spectrum starts at about $42,000 |
| administrator or director. In addition to this, the career | | | | per year, but you may anticipate seeing upwards in |
| even let you do specialization in Magnetic Resonance | | | | salary margin per year. Starting salaries for |
| Imaging, CT scans and Angiography. It even offers | | | | radiographers can start at $30-$35k per year and |
| you with options to branch out into one of these | | | | extend to upwards of $55k per year for those who |
| exciting jobs like: | | | | specialize in CT, MRI and special procedures. |
| | | | Overall, a career in radiology will offer students a |
| 1. Radiation Therapist | | | | diverse field of specialties that they can pursue. It's not |
| 2. Ultrasound Technician | | | | only an interesting career, but a rewarding one as well. |
| 3. Nuclear Medicine | | | | |