Career Overview
Entry Level Education
Associate's degree
Patient Interaction
Very High
Body Fluid Interaction
Very High
Salary
$45,820
Job Growth
8.70%
Job Description:
Take x rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's blood stream for diagnostic purposes. Includes technologists who specialize in other scanning modalities.
What Radiologic Technologist Do:
Radiologic technologists, also known as radiographers, perform diagnostic imaging examinations, such as x rays, on patients.
How to Become One:
Earn a certificate, associate's degree or bachelor's degree in radiography from a school that has been accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. In West Virginia (and most states), it is required that you pass the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) examination in order to be licensed.
Schools
Mountwest Community & Technical College
Pierpont Community & Technical College – Main Campus
St. Mary’s Medical Center – Center for Education
Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College
University of Charleston, Beckley Campus
West Virginia Northern Community College