Lead mri technologist vs ct technologist

The differences between lead mri technologists and ct technologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an lead mri technologist and a ct technologist. Additionally, an lead mri technologist has an average salary of $80,304, which is higher than the $65,152 average annual salary of a ct technologist.

The top three skills for an lead mri technologist include patients, ARRT and magnetic resonance imaging. The most important skills for a ct technologist are patients, CT, and ARRT.

Lead mri technologist vs ct technologist overview

	Lead MRI Technologist	CT Technologist
Yearly salary	$80,304	$65,152
Hourly rate	$38.61	$31.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	48,289	71,121
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Associate Degree, 64%
Average age	45	43
Years of experience	2	2

Lead mri technologist vs ct technologist salary

Lead mri technologists and ct technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead MRI Technologist	CT Technologist
Average salary	$80,304	$65,152
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $143,000	Between $37,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Siemens Healthineers
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between lead mri technologist and ct technologist education

There are a few differences between an lead mri technologist and a ct technologist in terms of educational background:

	Lead MRI Technologist	CT Technologist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Associate Degree, 64%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	Northwestern University	Texas A&M University

Lead mri technologist vs ct technologist demographics

Here are the differences between lead mri technologists' and ct technologists' demographics:

	Lead MRI Technologist	CT Technologist
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 48.5% Female, 51.5%	Male, 42.7% Female, 57.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 10.4% White, 69.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 73.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	8%

Differences between lead mri technologist and ct technologist duties and responsibilities

Lead mri technologist example responsibilities.

Distribute workload base on in-patient and out-patient exams while managing an on-call schedule and emergency add-on patients.
Perform lead technologist responsibilities in both magnetic resonance and diagnostic radiology, to include work assignment, work flow and scheduling.
Scan patients providing diagnostic images while maintaining patient care/safety while scanning and/or injecting.
Maintain works schedules, including payroll duties.
Provide emergency first aid and initiate CPR if need.
Receive MRI registry with ARRT while working in this position.

Ct technologist example responsibilities.

Manage IP office call recordings.
Experience professional whose skill set has culminate in facilitating all radiology examinations and managing a team of radiology professionals.
Perform iv injections, stress testing, ekg, bone density, ct and nuclear mead safety.
Perform competitive analysis (UNIX vs. Linux, SPARC vs. x86/AMD) to drive product enhancements with application/system profiling.
Experience with 3D MPR's, CTA's, CCTA's, and MIP's.
Complete breast imaging, MRCP and MRA'S of the head, neck, abdomen, and extremities.

Lead mri technologist vs ct technologist skills

Common lead mri technologist skills

Patients, 18%
ARRT, 12%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 11%
Radiology, 10%
Magnetic Resonance, 8%
CPR, 8%

Common ct technologist skills

Patients, 18%
CT, 15%
ARRT, 11%
Tomography, 5%
CPR, 5%
Ct Scan, 5%

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