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Any rad techs?
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:39 pm
Thinking about starting a new career. Is night school a possibility? Advantages? Disadvantages?
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Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:40 pm to LurkingNoMore
I thought this was a profession for trashy women that post on Facebook about how hard being a single mom is
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:42 pm to LurkingNoMore
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new career
What’s your current career?
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:42 pm to LurkingNoMore
My fiancé does interventional radiology, she seems to like it. Makes good $$
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:05 pm to Codythetiger
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My fiancé does interventional radiology, she seems to like it. Makes good $$
The call sucks though. Interventional radiologists are known as “headlight guys.” Their cars are always running to the hospital at night
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:05 pm to LurkingNoMore
Options for night school are probably very limited, much of the training is hands on in a clinical setting. MRI, CT, or Nuclear medicine tech jobs are in my opinion the better place to be, Pay at major medical centers is equal to that of RNs. My former profession put me in radiology departments on a regular basis.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:10 pm to LurkingNoMore
Where do you live? BRCC and Our Lady both have programs in BR. LSU Eunice and LSU Alexandria both have them as well.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:15 pm to LurkingNoMore
Tons of jobs right now. Can pretty much go most places and name your price and signing bonus. Some schools very small and hard to get in to. Decent Science and math skills a must.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:23 pm to MrWalkingMan
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The call sucks though. Interventional radiologists are known as “headlight guys.” Their cars are always running to the hospital at night
An ex of mine was a Nuke Med Tech. She pulled $160k/year with call.
Got paid for 8 hours between 9-5 and then got 1/2 time between 5pm-10pm daily and 20 hours on the weekend. She might have gotten called in once or twice/month.
But she did "hate" it as she could never drink until 10pm on weeknights, and 8pm on weekends.
I was actually thinking of getting into it, get 100k-150k to inject someone with an isotope and take their picture?
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:24 pm to LurkingNoMore
Take up welding.High demand,good money.
This country is starving for workers who aren't scared of getting dirty.
A welder can make six figures if willing to travel.
There are jobs out there,too many aren't willing to grow a pair to work them.
This is why we have to import workers.
This country is starving for workers who aren't scared of getting dirty.
A welder can make six figures if willing to travel.
There are jobs out there,too many aren't willing to grow a pair to work them.
This is why we have to import workers.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:38 pm to LurkingNoMore
I graduated from the OLOL college. It’s two years of class and clinicals. You will be required to have certain prerequisites before applying. I worked in surgery for a few year’s and have been in the cath lab the last 7. Money’s good especially if your willing to take call. I really started enjoying it when I made it to the cath lab. You’ll just have to figure out what you want to do.
This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:47 pm to LurkingNoMore
Before doing Nuclear Med Tech id talk to an actual Nuclear Med Tech. They had way too many med techs grading and not many job openings as of 4 years ago. Also the labs are expensive and because of Obama care they weren't doing as many jobs as in past. It's a pretty rigorous course and the ceiling pay isn't very high for most hospitals. Never heard of anyone making over a 100k so his Ex seems in a unique situation from the nuc techs I knew. Don't trust the schools b.s.
This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 7/12/20 at 8:13 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Kaiser San Francisco, so likely higher $ than the average
Posted on 7/12/20 at 8:29 pm to Kujo
Yep the rad techs I work with clear at least 200K.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 8:40 pm to jennBN
I can’t speak for west coast salaries, but Rad techs in the south aren’t making anywhere near that. Unless they are like the manager for the whole hospital, then they probably aren’t getting half of that.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 8:59 pm to GeauxTigers123
Rad techs down here get paid around $25.00 an hour.
They can work weekends and double that.
Pretty good for someone satisfied with it.
They can work weekends and double that.
Pretty good for someone satisfied with it.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 9:18 pm to jennBN
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Yep the rad techs I work with clear at least 200K.
Rad techs? I doubt that.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 9:22 pm to Ric Flair
My wife was one. She was PRN in 11 clinics. She quit and started a small business. That’s all I got
Posted on 7/12/20 at 9:22 pm to Ric Flair
I work in Northern California. Believe it or don't. They start out at $65 an hour. Call pay is 1/2 of your base with a 3 hour guarantee. Call teams are no less than 3-4 members and our department requires 24 hour coverage. RNs clear far more (unfairly so). I don't know what they make in the south but in Alabama they made $1.50 an hour on call so you do the math. Not to mention free healthcare, employer funded pension and 401K match....its a lucrative field for an associates degree. I say go for it.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 9:26 pm to LurkingNoMore
Ultrasound tech is probably a decent, less stressful alternative.
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