Do you work in the medical field?

Question

I'm interested in getting in the medical field. Maybe sonographer, radiology, nuclear medicine, occupational therapist, counselor... it is endless, just no blood and guts really..

What do you do? Can you tell me about your training and maybe your income or an average income? Do you like it? Any advice?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Radiology is a great place to start and then specialize i.e. ultrasound, MRI, etc. Good MRI technicians are always in demand and do quite well - good from a blood and guts perspective and pretty good money. Ultrasound tech is another good way to go - the most invasive you have to get is the occasional vaginal ultrasound - other than that, it's pretty much no blood and no guts. The down-side to ultrasound is that it is a heavily populated field - especially if you are in a town that offers the education. If you are single and free to travel, a traveling ultrasound tech is a great way to go. You go where needed for a few months at a time, they pay you pretty much what you want and often take care of the accommodations for you.

Answer 2

Out of the fields that you listed, you will probably see more "blood and guts" in radiography. You get trauma cases and also do cases in the OR. Sometimes you also x-ray in the morgue.

I work in an outpatient facility, not a hospital, so I don't get too much blood.