In a world where specialty is the order, it pays (well!) to work in a niche where the competition is the least and growth prospects are the highest. Nuclear medicine is one such area where, with the growing importance of radiology in diagnosis, jobs offer satisfaction in many levels.
Nuclear medicine technologist jobs could range anything from being a radiologist and a radiology assistant to an X-ray technician. These jobs mainly call for skills to interpret scanned images and determine health status of patients. One will also need to have the aptitude of dealing with patients while preparing them for the necessary imaging procedures.
Nuclear medicine generally take the top rung when it comes to compensation. A specialist registered radiology assistant to expect to start at $80,000 per year.
