I am considering a career in either medical technology or radiography. I would get a bachelor degree for either career track but I'm not sure which one to pick. I worked in a pathology lab before and enjoyed it but I have also observed radiographers and I think I would enjoy that as well. Any suggestions?
2006-12-25 13:18:08 · 6 answers · asked by wildheart 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Yes! Anything related to the Medical field is great. Jobs are always in demand and the pay is very good. Sometimes you are on call and wear a pager. You are paid very well for when you are on call and if you get paged you must drop everything and come to work. My boyfriend works at a hospital, has excellent benefits, pay .. its very rewarding! Best of Luck and God Bless! :)
2006-12-25 13:47:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A medical technology license is a 1 year training program onto a bachelors (a 4+1); the two year or associates is a medical technician (much like a RN & a LPN); the technician does lower complexity testing and automation. If anyone gets eliminated, it will be the the technician as federal law stipulates who can run tests, and a lessor trained person could not run higher complexity tests. The bachelors will always get the higher pay & that will not change--again due to federal law because it will take a technologist to run those tests. As a new med tech, you can work 40 hours but the actual shift will depend on where you work & what shifts are open. Med techs make pretty good pay and you can pick up part time work to supplement easily. I did this for many years before I moved on & made a very good living. They are & have been for some time, in demand as not to many people really know about this anymore (it was very competitive when I first applied). You can talk to the ASCP & other national organizations to clarify.
2016-03-17 22:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fantastic career. People will always need help and will always be getting sick, no matter what the financial state of the economy is. :)
2006-12-25 13:26:11 · answer #3 · answered by hrh_erika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. a bachelors is not enough to get into med. tech or radiology. ESPECIALLY RADIOLOGY. my dad is a radiologist, he has a masters and bachlors which is considered the minimum.
but the pay is schweeeeeet. he says its 80dollars/hour. dont get your hopes up. you should try being an xray tech.
2006-12-25 15:23:26 · answer #4 · answered by legendaryfrog 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
of course it is you get bucks for the brains,heck yeah!
2006-12-25 13:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by JACINTA G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
absolutely!
2006-12-25 13:25:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋