Senior staff technologist vs cat scan technologist

The differences between senior staff technologists and cat scan technologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a senior staff technologist and a cat scan technologist. Additionally, a senior staff technologist has an average salary of $72,924, which is higher than the $61,874 average annual salary of a cat scan technologist.

The top three skills for a senior staff technologist include accruals, patient care and QA. The most important skills for a cat scan technologist are patients, CT, and ARRT.

Senior staff technologist vs cat scan technologist overview

	Senior Staff Technologist	Cat Scan Technologist
Yearly salary	$72,924	$61,874
Hourly rate	$35.06	$29.75
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	114,258	51,880
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Associate Degree, 63%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior staff technologist vs cat scan technologist salary

Senior staff technologists and cat scan technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Staff Technologist	Cat Scan Technologist
Average salary	$72,924	$61,874
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $150,000	Between $34,000 And $109,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	VMware	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between senior staff technologist and cat scan technologist education

There are a few differences between a senior staff technologist and a cat scan technologist in terms of educational background:

	Senior Staff Technologist	Cat Scan Technologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Associate Degree, 63%
Most common major	Computer Science	Medical Technician
Most common college	Northwestern University	Texas A&M University

Senior staff technologist vs cat scan technologist demographics

Here are the differences between senior staff technologists' and cat scan technologists' demographics:

	Senior Staff Technologist	Cat Scan Technologist
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 62.3% Female, 37.7%	Male, 46.4% Female, 53.6%
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 senior staff technologist and cat scan technologist duties and responsibilities

Senior staff technologist example responsibilities.

Manage the inventory control and warehousing of over 300 GMP raw materials and consumables to support clinical manufacturing operations.
Programme all the MRI and MRA scanning protocols.
Work with state of the art equipment and PACS system.
Perform Unix system admin tasks including new user creations, resolution of print queue problems and application errors.
Have experience performing API base inspections
Supervise staff technologists and MRI trainees/technical assistants.

Cat scan technologist example responsibilities.

Manage orders and workflow with GE Centricity RIS and Cerner software.
Perform QC and QA duties.
Order all supplies, independently perform all MRI procedures.
Use of PACS system as well as digital processors.
Document all calibrations and log them in the QA log book.
Follow OSHA safety regulations, HIPAA as well as CDC protocols.

Senior staff technologist vs cat scan technologist skills

Common senior staff technologist skills

Accruals, 19%
Patient Care, 16%
QA, 7%
DOD, 6%
Java, 5%
Data Management, 5%

Common cat scan technologist skills

Patients, 17%
CT, 14%
ARRT, 10%
Radiology, 9%
Ct Scan, 5%
Cat Scan, 5%

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