DPT physical therepy vs. xray tech???

Question

im always been intrested in radiology, it was one of my first choices for a career until i relized how much more PT's make..im from new york long island..ive checked several websites and xray tech's seem to only make about 45 a year compared to PT's 80 a year..does anyone know if thats accurate for long island or in new york generally? ive spoke to someone and was told they were starting out at about 60 a year...opinions of which you would rather do would be great..thankss

Answer 1

The American Society of Radiological Technologists just did a large salary survey in 2007.  You can see how much a RT made in NY last year here:

https://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/research/...

You can take the yearly salaries and divide them by 2080 (40 hours per week X 52 weeks) for an average hourly salary.

For a RT, the mean average yearly salary, in NY, was $58,330 (or about $28 per hour).

with MRI:  $64,636 ($31 per hour)

with CT scanning:  $65,397 ($31.4 per hour)

I am unsure how much a PT makes in NY.  I would suggest you do an observation period in both a PT and radiology department.  You really want to choose the career that best fits you and your likes.  If you go for the money, you might end up being trained to do a job you absolutely hate.  Until you see what is involved in the career, you have no idea if it is something you would want to do for the rest of your working career.