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@Melo15xSTAT1 i work 12's on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, so I get a weekend differential and 2nd shift differential. that brings me up to around $55,000 a year. i also have a part time job doing scans at an outpatient office and that brings me up to roughly $71,000. lots of 60 hour weeks to get that money.
@MsBeautyone i'm in charlotte, nc. it's not all it seems to be. it's getting harder and harder to get a job in this field. super competitive. if i were you, i would look into nursing. more jobs. radiology itself isn't hard. moving big fat people around is.
here's the scoop on working in radiology(diagnostic, ct, mri, etc.) no one grows up wanting to do this job. a few years ago, there was a huge need in radiology so college grads like me jumped on it. it's ok money and job security. otherwise, your patients are a bunch of goofballs that stink, are overweight, and can't move themselves. not very rewarding work. some nerds think we make a difference. all we do is take some pictures and let someone that makes 350,000 bucks a year read the pics.
@jmc647 how many years did it take u to become one?
Melo15xSTAT1 3 months ago
@Melo15xSTAT1 i work 12's on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, so I get a weekend differential and 2nd shift differential. that brings me up to around $55,000 a year. i also have a part time job doing scans at an outpatient office and that brings me up to roughly $71,000. lots of 60 hour weeks to get that money.
jmc647 3 months ago
@jmc647 how much do u get paid a year?
Melo15xSTAT1 3 months ago
@MsBeautyone i'm in charlotte, nc. it's not all it seems to be. it's getting harder and harder to get a job in this field. super competitive. if i were you, i would look into nursing. more jobs. radiology itself isn't hard. moving big fat people around is.
jmc647 7 months ago
@jmc647 where r u from
i am interested in this career but i am feeling a little discouraged by reading this...
MsBeautyone 7 months ago
@BLACKBEAUTY8989
How does one then get experience? It's a catch 22 purposefully invented to lock out people just starting up.
FreeFragSGS 1 year ago
you need atleast 2 years experience to find a job
BLACKBEAUTY8989 1 year ago
theres no more jobs
supertrex2 2 years ago
How long was the schooling for this and where do you start??
chiquisbaby81 2 years ago
here's the scoop on working in radiology(diagnostic, ct, mri, etc.) no one grows up wanting to do this job. a few years ago, there was a huge need in radiology so college grads like me jumped on it. it's ok money and job security. otherwise, your patients are a bunch of goofballs that stink, are overweight, and can't move themselves. not very rewarding work. some nerds think we make a difference. all we do is take some pictures and let someone that makes 350,000 bucks a year read the pics.
jmc647 2 years ago