Mri Tech Or Ultrasound? What Has A Better Job Outlook?
I am unable to decide whether I should enroll in the MRI Tech program or the Echo Sonography (Ultrasound of the heart) program. It is my understanding that the MRI Tech guidelines have recently changed and you no longer have to be certified in Radiology before you can become an MRI Tech. You can just take an MRI Tech program and sit for the ARMRIT exam. Will it be difficult for me to find employment because most employers are going to want me to be able to not only do MRI’s but also X-Rays? Or will I be able to make a decent living ($30+ per hr) as an MRI Tech here in CA without having any Radiology experience?
What about going the Sonography route? Should I do that instead? Will I have better luck having a hospital hire me? Are there more jobs in ultrasound available than in MRI?
Thanks!
I would advise you to go to take Radiology technology course, so you will learn the technical science that deals with the use of all methods of X-rays or radioactive substances for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in medicine. If you take the course, you are not zeroing in in one field, you are more diversified it you have a well rounded knowledge of all kinds of X-rays. You should be able to make a decent salary too.