| See a Radiologic Technologist in action, in any of the | | | | It has been reported that the median salary of |
| MRI/Ultrasound/X-Ray rooms. These specialists use | | | | Radiologic technologists is $59,000 per year. With |
| medical instruments to create images of specific | | | | advancement in his role, you could expect the salary |
| parts of the body. After the images are obtained | | | | to go up by 25%. |
| they continue on to assist the doctors in diagnosing | | | | Essentials required for a radiologic technologist to |
| the exact cause of the patient’s ailment. A | | | | advance |
| demanding and challenging task! Most healthcare | | | | A radiologic technologist has many options available |
| organizations require Radiologic Technologists to aid | | | | to advance his career. Spending one to two years in |
| their doctors with diagnostic medical examinations. | | | | his role as a radiologic technologist prior to a entering |
| How can Radiologic Technologist advance in his | | | | a special modality program will increase his chance of |
| career? | | | | success. Time spent by the technologist in the |
| The job of a Radiologic Technologist is tedious, yet it | | | | radiographer role would also allow him to analyze his |
| is rewarding with a lot of room for advancement. | | | | qualities. Technically sound radiologic technologists can |
| Most technologists work in critical rooms of the | | | | choose to go the clinical director path. |
| hospital like trauma, CT, surgery and angiography | | | | Individuals who are management oriented and have |
| rooms. A Radiologic Technologist can continue his | | | | the necessary educational background can choose |
| education in the fields of Mammography, MRI | | | | the position of a Chief Radiologic Technologist or |
| (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) or Angiography. Fifty | | | | Director of Imagining. Please note that the |
| percent of radiologic technologists opting for career | | | | technologist would need to spend at least 5years |
| advancement choose MRI as their domain of study. | | | | prior to taking on the role of a chief radiologic |
| Completing any of these courses from an accredited | | | | technologist. |
| program would get the radiologic technologists | | | | A lot of people think becoming a radiologic |
| certified by the ARRT. These technologists could also | | | | technologist means their training is complete. In |
| choose ultrasound, nuclear medicine or radiation | | | | reality, this position offers you the ability to continue |
| therapy as alternative courses of study. | | | | learning in the current role and well beyond. Imagine |
| Technologists who wish to take up managerial roles | | | | the education you would have if you took about 20 |
| can apply for the position of shift supervisor or a | | | | x-rays every day. Without being a doctor yourself, |
| chief radiologic technologist. These roles require the | | | | you could often times diagnose the patient’s |
| individual to manage a team of radiologic | | | | problem! |
| technologists. Some healthcare organizations mandate | | | | Career advancement opportunities for radiologic |
| the requirement of a Business Degree in addition to | | | | technologists are many. In fact, these technologists |
| the technologists’ experience as a must for | | | | can decide if they wish to continue in their current |
| applying to managerial roles. | | | | roles. Many technologists do this keeping in mind the |
| Radiologic Technologists desiring to make a technical | | | | knowledge and satisfaction the current role provides |
| career of this profession can seek to apply as a | | | | them with. |
| Clinical Instructor or a Program Director. | | | | |