Exhibit technician vs x-ray technician

The differences between exhibit technicians and x-ray technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an exhibit technician, becoming an x-ray technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an x-ray technician has an average salary of $51,642, which is higher than the $34,387 average annual salary of an exhibit technician.

The top three skills for an exhibit technician include exhibit design, prototyping and exhibit maintenance. The most important skills for an x-ray technician are patients, ARRT, and radiologic technologist.

Exhibit technician vs x-ray technician overview

	Exhibit Technician	X-Ray Technician
Yearly salary	$34,387	$51,642
Hourly rate	$16.53	$24.83
Growth rate	12%	6%
Number of jobs	5,760	60,780
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Associate Degree, 62%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	4	2

Exhibit technician vs x-ray technician salary

Exhibit technicians and x-ray technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Exhibit Technician	X-Ray Technician
Average salary	$34,387	$51,642
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $63,000	Between $32,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	-	Fresno, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Stability Healthcare
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between exhibit technician and x-ray technician education

There are a few differences between an exhibit technician and an x-ray technician in terms of educational background:

	Exhibit Technician	X-Ray Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Associate Degree, 62%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Medical Technician
Most common college	Harvard University	Texas A&M University

Exhibit technician vs x-ray technician demographics

Here are the differences between exhibit technicians' and x-ray technicians' demographics:

	Exhibit Technician	X-Ray Technician
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 80.1% Female, 19.9%	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 77.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 9.3% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	10%

Differences between exhibit technician and x-ray technician duties and responsibilities

Exhibit technician example responsibilities.

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Perform archeological field excavations and laboratory analysis.

X-ray technician example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operation of PACS equipment including image archiving.
Train personnel in triage, first aid, and CPR.
Put patients into rooms, pull charts, and learned EMR as the office transition to electronic records.
Input patient information in to the EMR, room patients, assist the doctor in all in office procedures.
Provide mobile x-rays and EKG's for nursing homes, state hospital, and patients unable to leave their homes.
Produce quality images using c-arm during surgical procedures.

Exhibit technician vs x-ray technician skills

Common exhibit technician skills

Exhibit Design, 21%
Prototyping, 17%
Exhibit Maintenance, 13%
Interactive Exhibits, 13%
Exhibit Components, 10%
Museum Exhibits, 9%

Common x-ray technician skills

Patients, 22%
ARRT, 9%
Radiologic Technologist, 6%
CPR, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Pacs, 3%

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