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Career Overview

Entry Level Education

Professional or Doctoral degree

Patient Interaction

Very High

Body Fluid Interaction

Very High

Salary

Above $180,000

Job Growth

14.90%

Job Description:

Examine and diagnose disorders and diseases using x-rays and radioactive materials. May treat patients.

What Radiologist Do:

A medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating disease and injury through the use of medical imaging techniques such as x-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET), fusion imaging, and ultrasound.

How to Become One:

After completing a four year bachelor's degree, students then take four years of graduate education leading to a degree in medicine (M.D.) or osteopathy (D.O.). After receiving a medical degree, students must complete four more years in a radiology residency.

Schools

Marshall University

West Virginia University

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine