Medical Equipment Techs in High Demand
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Del.icio.usEveryone knows that health care careers are considered to be the hottest job opportunities out there. Not interested in taking care of sick people or being around blood and guts? There are other jobs in this arena that are technical and don’t deal directly with patient care. Becoming a Biomedical Equipment Technician is a good bet, and it is in demand.
This is one of the few health careers in which you are key to helping patients recover yet there’s (usually) no blood or gore. Biomed techs enjoy other pluses, too. You’re not limited to repairing stuff: You install, train, calibrate, and perform maintenance. And you’re always working on new, ever better equipment such as combined PET/CT scanners and robotic radiosurgery units, which irradiate a tumor but not the surrounding cells. Only a two-year degree is required, and the job market is terrific—you’re unlikely to ever hear the word “layoff.” This career is resistant to off-shoring, although some state-of-the-art machines allow remote diagnostics, so if a Texas MRI machine breaks down in the middle of the night, a tech in Indiana or India can figure out what’s wrong.
Average earnings in this field are $49,000. If you are employed directly by and equipment manufacturer, your salary can exceed $90,000 a year. Not bad with only a 2 year degree.
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