how do you like the job? was the schooling you did difficult? can you make ends meet? was it difficult to find work? did you have to relocate? are you happy with your career choice?
thanks guys!
2007-08-12 18:09:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It's a good career - stressful but interesting. School was very stressful also... 40 hours a week for 2 years with no pay, and being an adult feeling like I was being treated like a child is hard to deal with. But it's doable, and you'll have a great feeling of accomplishment when you're done. It's not too hard to find a job, so I didn't need to relocate... hospitals are usually in need. I found a great job with a medical center right out of school.
Also, pay varies greatly depending on the area of the country. The other answerer said $15-17... that's the low end of the pay scale.
One other thing... there is a lot more to x-ray than bones. We also do barium enemas, operating room cases, etc etc etc... sometimes even in the morgue.
You can find more information here:
http://www.asrt.org/content/recruitmentretention/career_brochure.aspx
You can find schools here:
http://jrcert.org/cert/Search.jsp or http://arrt.org/index.html?content=http://www.arrt.org/nd/listOfSchools.ndm/listSchools&iframe=yes
2007-08-14 12:40:54 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took me 3 years of school...I had to wait a year to get in...so I took other courses like science anatomy and English....Then did the remaining 2 yrs in x ray school..
School was tough ,but not impossible..
The work is can be hard but rewarding..You have to care about people...Because sick people can be hard to deal with...
I follow the work...Meaning if a hospital in another city wants to pay more...I will move to work there.....
The pay is OK I believe starting pay is around 15-17 dollars an hour but I am not sure any more. But you can pull extra shifts or work weekends at another hospital and make lots more money....
I am pretty happy with my career.
2007-08-13 01:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a great job!
2007-08-15 23:32:50 · answer #3 · answered by book writer 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋