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Career Research. X-Ray Technician By: Meredith Schroeder. Educational Requirements. Trade schools. “Residency” Everest Institute, Kaplan University, Bryant and Stratton College. Waiting list Classes in anatomy and physiology, patient care

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Career Research

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  1. Career Research X-Ray Technician By: Meredith Schroeder

  2. Educational Requirements • Trade schools. • “Residency” • EverestInstitute, Kaplan University, Bryant and Stratton College. • Waiting list • Classes in anatomy and physiology, patient care procedures, radiation physics, radiation protection, imaging principles, medical terminology, medical ethics, radiobiology, and pathology. • Certification

  3. Career Availability • Angiography • Radiologic assistant. • 214,700 jobs in 2008. • 61 percent of all jobs were in hospitals. • 251,700 jobs in 2018. • Radiologic specialists, performing CT or MRI scans.

  4. Statistics • Medical and diagnostic laboratories $55,210 Federal Executive Branch 53,650 General medical and surgical hospitals 52,890 Outpatient care centers 50,840 Offices of physicians 48,530 • $52,210 in May 2008 • Lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,100, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $74,970. • Work in hospitals or doctors offices. • physicians' offices and diagnostic imaging centers.

  5. Famous People… • Peter Dazeley: currently working on several projects including X-ray. • No famous x-ray technicians.

  6. Career Logistics • Take photographs using radiological technology. • This helps radiologists. • The job outlook is expected to be better than average through 2016. • 40-hour weeks some overtime. • May be on call. • Work day, evening, or night shifts. • 8 hour shifts usually.

  7. Personal Reaction… • It would be a cool job to have, taking pictures to help people, but for a long term, career, I think it might be repetitious and not very fulfilling.

  8. Work cited • Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos105.htm • X-Ray Technologist Schools. Edu-Search Network, Inc, 2010. Web. 23 Mar. 2010. <http://www.x-rayschools.net/v3/?s_kwcid=TC|6772|x%20ray%20technician%20schools|www.wisegeek.com|C|b|3921708891>.

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