Radiologic Technologists
Radiologic technicians work with Radiologists to assist in performing diagnostic imaging examinations on patients. Radiologic technicians specialize in the imaging of x-rays, CT scans, and MRI’s. If you are interested in more information on a career as a Radiologic technician, simply choose a school below and request information on financial aid, tuition costs, course offerings, and much more.
Is Radiologic Technology right for me?
As a radiologic technician, you will typical perform the following duties:
- Accurately follow physician orders in what images to scan on body
- Prep patients before imaging procedures
- Position patients to the exact location of where the image will be taken
- Operate scanning machines
- Help Radiologists read scans and images to determine further procedures
- Covering areas of body that are exposed during scan
- Maintaining patient records and medical history
Radiologic technicians approximately held over 219 thousand jobs in 2010. Employment is expected to grow by 28% within the next 10 years, being faster than average for all occupations. According to the bureau of labor statistics, the job outlook will continue to rise as an increase in the aging population will have more medical conditions.
The median annual wage for radiologic technicians is $54,340 with the highest 10 percent averaging over $76,000 per year.
If you are interested in more information on a career as a Radiologic technician, simply choose a school below and request information on financial aid, tuition costs, course offerings, and much more.
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