Mri chief technologist vs senior technologist

The differences between mri chief technologists and senior 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 mri chief technologist and a senior technologist. Additionally, an mri chief technologist has an average salary of $78,516, which is higher than the $71,869 average annual salary of a senior technologist.

The top three skills for an mri chief technologist include patients, patient care and ARRT. The most important skills for a senior technologist are hand tools, SR, and computer system.

Mri chief technologist vs senior technologist overview

	MRI Chief Technologist	Senior Technologist
Yearly salary	$78,516	$71,869
Hourly rate	$37.75	$34.55
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	59,769	47,089
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Mri chief technologist vs senior technologist salary

Mri chief technologists and senior technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	MRI Chief Technologist	Senior Technologist
Average salary	$78,516	$71,869
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $143,000	Between $42,000 And $122,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between mri chief technologist and senior technologist education

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

	MRI Chief Technologist	Senior Technologist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Mri chief technologist vs senior technologist demographics

Here are the differences between mri chief technologists' and senior technologists' demographics:

	MRI Chief Technologist	Senior Technologist
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
Race ratio	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%	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	8%	8%

Differences between mri chief technologist and senior technologist duties and responsibilities

Mri chief technologist example responsibilities.

Perform MRI scans on veterinary patients, manage day-to-day site operations, and oversee the maintenance of MRI supplies and equipment.
Work readily with PACS system.
Schedule staffing accordingly, perform payroll functions, scan patients when need.
Perform weekly quality assurance testing for ACR certification.
Conduct ongoing quality assurance testing to maintain ACR accreditation.
Perform a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgment in the ingenuity and initiative to produce quality scans.

Senior technologist example responsibilities.

Manage kernel and application development and QA testing to achieve the higher quality.
Manage an in-house team to deliver enterprise video/voice over IP network solutions for various customers.
Manage the inventory control and warehousing of over 300 GMP raw materials and consumables to support clinical manufacturing operations.
Design UI screens using JSP, JSTL and HTML.
Assist in the design of UNIX server architecture to support DMZ DNS, SMTP, FTP, and proxy services.
Position and operate the c-arm.

Mri chief technologist vs senior technologist skills

Common mri chief technologist skills

Patients, 33%
Patient Care, 14%
ARRT, 13%
Radiology, 11%
Patient Safety, 5%
CPR, 5%

Common senior technologist skills

Hand Tools, 7%
SR, 6%
Computer System, 6%
Math, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
Patients, 5%

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