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Need Some Info Regarding X-ray Tech,mri Tech And The Like.?

I am interested in going to school for X-ray Tech. i am currently a 28 year old male. It seems difficult but for a guy who avidlyreads history and poltiics..i think i can handle it..lol
Anyway..Whats the difference between x-ray tech and mri tech. i was under the impression previously u should be a x-ray tech first then expand yor education and get into nuclear medicine..
Anyway whatsthe difference in schooling,studies, and salary and work shifts..and demand..
i believe x-ray techs make what 20 somethin an hour starting..so how much would MRi techs make?..thanks..again sorry about my poor grammar..in a hurry and bad typer..lol

Posted on September 13, 2009 at 3:42 pm by radiology · Permalink
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  1. Written by ??By the way??
    on September 13, 2009 at 3:59 pm
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    I am an x-ray tech and you make under 20 to start 15+ out of school.
    The work is hard, MRI tech do on the job training and get paid a little more.
    Yes, you need to become an x-ray tech and then the hospitals normally train you from within and promote from within.
    I have worked in IL, MO, and now FL as an x-ray tech.
    Email me and I can tell more.
    Ash

  2. Written by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT)
    on September 13, 2009 at 4:11 pm
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    You can find salary information, as well as other general information, at ARRT.org and ASRT.org.

  3. Written by brandi from texas
    on September 13, 2009 at 4:16 pm
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    I would probably go to school to be a radiologic technologist first so you would be able to become a MRI tech. As far as pay goes radiology technologists do make anywhere from $19-25 dollars an hour starting off. This depends on where you work and what shift you work. There are all sorts of shifts in hospitals you can work or you can try to get a job in a out pt. center and have more normal hours. By the way MRI and Nuclear Medicine are not the same thing; MRI is magnetic and Nuc Med. is radioactive. It can be a difficult program especially if you don’t know your human anatomy. Good luck young fellow. Keep reading about dead people.