Senior staff technologist vs radiology supervisor

The differences between senior staff technologists and radiology supervisors 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 radiology supervisor. Additionally, a radiology supervisor has an average salary of $76,586, which is higher than the $72,924 average annual salary of a senior staff technologist.

The top three skills for a senior staff technologist include accruals, patient care and QA. The most important skills for a radiology supervisor are patients, ARRT, and MRI.

Senior staff technologist vs radiology supervisor overview

	Senior Staff Technologist	Radiology Supervisor
Yearly salary	$72,924	$76,586
Hourly rate	$35.06	$36.82
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	114,258	3,230
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Associate Degree, 53%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Senior staff technologist vs radiology supervisor salary

Senior staff technologists and radiology supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Staff Technologist	Radiology Supervisor
Average salary	$72,924	$76,586
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $150,000	Between $47,000 And $122,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	VMware	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between senior staff technologist and radiology supervisor education

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

	Senior Staff Technologist	Radiology Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Associate Degree, 53%
Most common major	Computer Science	Medical Technician
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Senior staff technologist vs radiology supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between senior staff technologists' and radiology supervisors' demographics:

	Senior Staff Technologist	Radiology Supervisor
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 62.3% Female, 37.7%	Male, 47.9% Female, 52.1%
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 radiology supervisor 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.

Radiology supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage technical aspect of research in brain SPECT, take part in cardiac SPECT research.
Manage regulatory compliance and reporting activities with state and NRC agencies; handle employment issues.
Manage 36 staff and oversee operations of radiology and cardiology services.
Work with digital radiography and Pacs.
Train students and new hospital employees in ultrasound imaging and hospital policies.
Used ALARA to minimize patient dose.

Senior staff technologist vs radiology supervisor skills

Common senior staff technologist skills

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

Common radiology supervisor skills

Patients, 22%
ARRT, 13%
MRI, 5%
Ultrasound, 5%
Patient Flow, 4%
Interventional Radiology, 4%

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