https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz Nuclear Medicine Technologists en-us 2017-04-24 13:34:09 UTC 2026-01-02 06:50:40 UTC hello@padlet.com 10020042 https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167823933 Nuclear Medicine technologist operate pieces of technological equipment that creates images of areas of a patient's body. Most nuclear medicine technologist work in hospitals where they prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to patients. ]]> 2017-04-24 13:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167823933 10020042 https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167824027 These nuclear medicine technologist typically have to have earned an associate's degree from an accredited nuclear medicine technology program. Some technologist even earn bachelor's degrees in healthcare fields such as radiologic technology or nursing. Technologist must be licensed in almost half of the states in the US. However in some states this certification is not required. ]]> 2017-04-24 13:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167824027 10020042 https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167824181 The average salary of a nuclear medicine technologist is said to be $74,350 in the year of 2016. Workers in the lower 10 percent earned about $53,440 while workers in the higher 10 percent earned about $101,850.]]> 2017-04-24 13:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167824181 10020042 https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167824238 The employment in this profession is said to grow 2 percent from the year 04 to 2024, which is slower than most average occupations. With the increase in more people aging the use of nuclear medicine technologies might increase due to the need to provide imaging of a patients medical conditions. The only downfall of this would be that more people are encouraging the decrease of medical assistance and people are even pushing to use noninvasive technologies, such as ultrasound. ]]> 2017-04-24 13:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167824238 10020042 https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167824348 Some qualities that are most desired in this position include the ability to use technology because of the use of computers and large pieces of technological equipment. Other great skills to have in this profession is compassion, interpersonal skills, detailed orientation, as well as analytical skills. ]]> 2017-04-24 13:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167824348 10020042 https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167832269 2017-04-24 13:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/10020042/akdg2fev4kwz/wish/167832269