While visiting the forums today, we ran across an old—yet timeless—topic on wages. A guest poster on Radiography.com’s forum posted the question, “After you graduate from a certificate or associate hospital based program - what's the average start out pay?”
It’s a great question to ask when deciding what field of study to enter into because in today’s day and age, a starting salary of $10 per hour isn’t going to afford you a nice home, a safe neighborhood, or a decent car.
As you may recall, back in January, we discussed what radiographers make. In fact, we stated “Radiographers, also known as x-ray technicians, earn $39,605 to $53,360 per year, on the average—increasing and decreasing depending on where the radiographer lives geographically—and usually spend their days x-raying bones for fractures and breaks, providing ultrasounds, and performing other imaging procedures. “
But as discussed in the forum, one must take into account the geographic area one lives in as well as the demand (or need) for radiographers. If an area is oversaturated with radiographers, hospitals can afford to offer less pay per hour. If an area is in desperate need of radiographers, hospitals have been known to offer what is known as “sign on bonuses” and higher salaries—just to get qualified help!
Come back on Monday to learn more about IAMP and its programs.
July 09, 2007
July 02, 2007
Nuclear Medicine Tech Jobs May Get Tougher
According to a report by DotMed.com, Congress is considering a proposal to amend the Public Health Service Act. Currently, there is no set standard when it comes to education and being able to work as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. But if The Society of Nuclear Medicine has its way that will all change.
The reasoning behind The Society of Nuclear Medicine’s decision to force Congress’ hand is simple: uneducated techs make mistakes and those mistakes mean poor images and misdiagnosis—all of which costs millions of dollars and could cost the lives of countless human beings.
That’s why The Institute of Allied Medical Professions is proud of the fact that we’ve gone above and beyond our duty as a school. Not only are we an Accredited Allied Health School but we offer hands on clinical externships—designed to help students succeed with minimal error.
Come back on Monday to learn more about IAMP and its programs.
The reasoning behind The Society of Nuclear Medicine’s decision to force Congress’ hand is simple: uneducated techs make mistakes and those mistakes mean poor images and misdiagnosis—all of which costs millions of dollars and could cost the lives of countless human beings.
That’s why The Institute of Allied Medical Professions is proud of the fact that we’ve gone above and beyond our duty as a school. Not only are we an Accredited Allied Health School but we offer hands on clinical externships—designed to help students succeed with minimal error.
Come back on Monday to learn more about IAMP and its programs.
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