Should i be a pharmacists or an X-ray techanian?

Answer 1

Pharmacists will make WAY more money than an x-ray technologist. Pharmacy school is very hard and very hard to get into. You have to be very dedicated to do this. It will pay off in the future though.

As for x-ray technologist, I can help you because I am one and have been one for 11 years. First of all, you will only get minimal exposure to radiation. We wear lead aprons (light weight) and the farther you are from the source of radiation, the less radiation you will receive. The truth is that you get more radiation from the sun than you get from an x-ray. I also have had three children during my career and they are not mutants. They are normal, happy, smart, beautiful, and funny children just like everyone elses.

Second thing to consider is money. You will not make as much money as a pharmacist. I live in KY and the average starting hourly wage is just under $16.00 per hour. How much money you make will depend on where you work (hospital, doctors office, clinic) and the location of that job (big city, little city, small town, rural clinic).

The advantages to this career choice are usually decent insurance and retirement benefits, you only spend 2 years in school training for this, you can either work part or full time or even on an as needed (PRN) basis (you make more money on the hour but you do not get benefits), you have the abilitiy to have a flexible work schedule. You will see VERY interesting things and meet interesting people.

The disadvantages are that you usually start out on midnights and work your way to day shift (it could take 1 year to get to day shift or it could take 4 or even more years to do it.), it is very hard physical work, we lift on patients of many sizes and shapes (I have personally lifted patients over 500 pounds). We stand and walk on feet for 10 hour days and don't stop, we are very busy. We do all of this on concrete floors. There is usually not much opportunity to advance in this field except for going to Cat Scan, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, or mammography. In other words, no opportunity to go to a supervisor or director position at least not very often.

I really like what I do. I have seen things and done things that the average person will not get to see and do. I have met some very good friends while doing this job. I have also seen the sad side of this job, old and young people dying, people permanently disabled due to car wrecks or others trying to hurt them. I have seen suicides, gun shot wounds, car wrecks of all types, heart attacks, arms and legs cut off. I have been kicked, hit, spit on, puked on, bled on, pushed, threatened, pooped on and peed on. I have images of what I have seen burned in my brain that I cannot get over (death of child, death of baby, suicide, accidental gun shot wound).

Overall, I really like my job, I would suggest that you attend a university for this school. Some hospital based programs aren't that great. Some are though just look into it very closely. I hope this helps with your decision. Good luck!

Answer 2

Well, I think you should become an X-ray technician and I have solid evidence for this. It deals with a stock called Nighthawk Radiology (NHWK), if you're interested. Jim Kramer, the host of MadMoney on CNBC, talked about this industry very recently. He said that from 1990 to 2000, the amount of X-rays that had to be taken increased by about 14%. With the aging population, the amount of X-rays taken is supposed to increase by about 3% every year. Hospitals are already overloaded with work so even though 3% growth seems kind of small, it is actually putting a lot of strain on them. Many hospitals have tried to avoid paying their X-ray technicians overtime by shipping the work overseas to Australia where it is daytime there when it's night time in the United States. The people in Australia are working during the daytime and therefore are not getting paid overtime. There is a huge demand for X-ray technicians. It is a booming industry right now. Becoming a pharmacist is an extremely competitive profession. Even though both have stability, I would say that becoming an X-ray technician is the best way to go. I think you might enjoy it a little more, unless you love chemistry.

Answer 3

Pharmacist. Stay away from all the radiation, you'll live longer for it.

Oh, and Johnny, there are just as many half naked men to deal with, and most of the naked people will likely be over the age of 60. Still sound appealing?

Answer 4

X-Ray tech, more half naked girls.

Answer 5

why not be both