tsinclair

I am an x-ray tech and have been for 5 yrs. I make approx. $60k/yr and it is my understanding that alot of RN's make close to that coming out of school. That is what some RN's that I used to work with have told me. With x-ray it is how many different modalities you know that really increase your salary i.e. MR,CT,Ultrasound,Interventional not just doing plain film. Once you learn 2 or 3 of these and get registered in them you can begin to earn $65K to $75k and get away from the call, ect... I think x-ray techs have alot less stress than RN's, but I think that is why RN's make more too. The radiology schools in most areas are extremely competitive because there just are not that many of them. There were 325 applicants for the class I was in and 15 were selected. Both are good fields and both RN and x-ray have positives and negatives.