I will probably start with a two year program and get my tech license. I don't know about after, but I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice about being an x-ray tech, for schooling and on the job. Thanks so much!!
2007-09-18 05:32:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Health Care
Well, I was just wondering how difficult the program is, and if it is in pretty high demand right now, and possibly the average starting salary in Texas, if anyone knows. Thanks so much!!!!
2007-09-20 14:37:11 · update #1
Well, the school is pretty self explanatory. Its just like any other school where you get into it what you put into it. You will do clinicals in a hospital and also classroom work.
The advice I can give you is once you finish school, if you havent already, dont wait to take the ARRT registry. As a matter of fact, most states wont let you work in Radiology unless you are registered. After that, do some research on other modalities such as CT, MRI, etc. Your best bet, if you want to make money in this business, is to look at up and coming modalites that not everyone specializes in, like Angiography. But you will enjoy the job a whole lot more if you do what makes you happy. Im a CT tech and though im sure there are other jobs that pay more, Im happy with it.
Invest in a set of Bontragers. They are basicly the end all books of Radiology. The basic bible of x-ray and they will be your best friend during the first couple of years. Also, get your continuing education credits out of the way as soon as they are due. These things are a pain in the a*s! Either way, whatever you choose, good luck.
Added- The average starting salary in Texas is around 18 to 20$ per hour. It all depends on the hospital you work at. If you end up at a level 1 trauma center, you will see alot of interesting things, but kiss the daylight goodbye. The real money in Radiology is in the other modalities besides diagnostic X-ray.
2007-09-24 14:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by Bobby the WOOD Heenan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
School is full time, generally 40 hours per week, for 2 years. After graduating, you take a national registry exam. In order to take it you must graduate from an accredited school. You can find schools at these sites (choose "radiography"):
http://jrcert.org/cert/Search.jsp
http://arrt.org/index.html?content=http://www.arrt.org/nd/listOfSchools.ndm/listSchools&iframe=yes
The program is quite stressful, but anything worth doing is hard work. You can always find a job somewhere. You can find salary information here: http://www.asrt.org/content/rts/surveyresults/wageandsalarysurvey/wagesalsurvey2007.aspx
2007-09-18 10:52:16 · answer #2 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm studying for it now and it is a very good field to get into because there are so many different careers that you can move on to such as MRI tech, mammography and they both start at $25 hour where i'm at...a two year program would be good because you'll get an associates degree
2007-09-18 17:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ blunt ♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you would like to find out for yourself then take this link to the Washington employment office site. They have all kinds of information on employment descriptions, and on the job programs. Not just for Washington state.
2007-09-18 05:44:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-22 01:46:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋