Staff radiographer vs multi-modality technologist

The differences between staff radiographers and multi-modality 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 staff radiographer and a multi-modality technologist. Additionally, a staff radiographer has an average salary of $57,925, which is higher than the $52,354 average annual salary of a multi-modality technologist.

The top three skills for a staff radiographer include registry, patients and radiology. The most important skills for a multi-modality technologist are patients, BLS, and multi.

Staff radiographer vs multi-modality technologist overview

	Staff Radiographer	Multi-Modality Technologist
Yearly salary	$57,925	$52,354
Hourly rate	$27.85	$25.17
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	90,920	56,585
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 70%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Staff radiographer vs multi-modality technologist salary

Staff radiographers and multi-modality technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Staff Radiographer	Multi-Modality Technologist
Average salary	$57,925	$52,354
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $100,000	Between $28,000 And $96,000
Highest paying City	-	Alhambra, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Enbridge
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between staff radiographer and multi-modality technologist education

There are a few differences between a staff radiographer and a multi-modality technologist in terms of educational background:

	Staff Radiographer	Multi-Modality Technologist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 70%	Associate Degree, 45%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	Texas A&M University	Emory University

Staff radiographer vs multi-modality technologist demographics

Here are the differences between staff radiographers' and multi-modality technologists' demographics:

	Staff Radiographer	Multi-Modality Technologist
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 28.1% Female, 71.9%	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%
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 staff radiographer and multi-modality technologist duties and responsibilities

Staff radiographer example responsibilities.

Reason for leaving are to attain MRI employment and more experience.
Accomplish surgical studies utilizing a portable c-arm digital fluoroscopic machine under the direction of a physician.
Register all patients for radiology exam using meditech and ECW.
Train on PACS in both modalities.
Perform routine x-rays, mammo's, and dexa's.
Work with digital PACS program and train as a super user.

Multi-modality technologist example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork including scanning into PACS to be interpret by radiologists.
Connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram machine, and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
Open and close department independently and also assist surgical staff by managing QC and providing radiopharmaceuticals as needed for procedures.
Complete duties such as electrocardiography and phlebotomy as well as basic patient care.
Perform EKG's, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, dressing changes, colostomy care and documentation of vital signs.
Complete MQSA inspections, ACR mammography accreditation's.

Staff radiographer vs multi-modality technologist skills

Common staff radiographer skills

Registry, 12%
Patients, 12%
Radiology, 10%
Radiation Safety, 9%
Fluoroscopy, 6%
C-Arm, 6%

Common multi-modality technologist skills

Patients, 21%
BLS, 11%
Multi, 8%
ARRT, 7%
MRI, 4%
Ultrasound, 4%

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