I am changing my major...

[Alysser]

ok - I'm an xray tech and here's the scoop. I've been in the field for 13 years 15 including school and it is SATURATED. Yes they tell you can get a job but the reality is most of the jobs in the medical field are taken. Yes you can work in a Vet's office but you will make minimum wage. Yes you can work in a human doctor, chiropractic office, dental office, for minimum wage or just a bit more.

Yes you can have a Bachelor's degree but in most hospitals you will be making as much as I do and I have an Associate's degree. If you are interested in Management OR Teaching - by all means go for it!

These schools keep telling people that its all sunshine and roses and the reality is, its just like every thing else. Saturated. A lot of hospitals are in a hiring freeze and some have laid off. Nuclear Medicine jobs are scarce, Ultrasound jobs are scarce. Mobile jobs are limited. And back when I first joined the field traveling jobs were all the rage and they were making GREAT money traveling everywhere in general xray, ultrasound, MRI, and CAT Scan. Now Sadly the money is for the most part dried up, most places have hired Full Time people and a lot of the traveling jobs are non existent. Our department secretary graduated one year ago from Nuclear Medicine school, and was so desperate to get into a hospital, took our secretary job. I belong to a couple Radiology pages on Facebook and when the opening poster posts things like "What do you like about your job in Radiology?" and usually the first 50 posts are "I would like a JOB in Radiology"

Yes if you are willing to move to Alaska this is probably null and void! Near big cities this might not be the case either but I know a loooooot of people that are working at Menards, Lowe's or not working at all b/c they couldn't find jobs.
I would suggest Nursing - tho that market is saturated also. But the one that seems to be where the jobs are needed is Respiratory Therapy. (personally I can't stand the hacking and mucus bleeehh)

Stacey, thank you for this post, because I really do appreciate it! I read that to (alot actually), but as you said, everything is saturated. Literally everything...including GOV'T jobs and wildlife jobs. It's all thanks to the economy. I NEVER thought it would be *EASY* per say to get a job, not at all, but as far as I'm concerned that is every field as of now. I honestly don't expect to get a job right after graduation of course. I am literally willing to move anywhere for a job, especially out west. I am also willing to take crappy hours if it means I have a job. I just think this will be a better career then wildlife. Wildlife can always be a back-up. I heard much worse things about nursing to though, but then again I don't think I'd want to do that job.

I talked to my counselor today and after juggling my options decided this was the way to go. It's a 2 year wait for the program but he said it is going quickly because people haven't accepted it due to having to work full-time. I filled out the application, just have to take the HOBET test and take some other courses, which I can take next semester.

Kait, I hope I made an awesome decision. I think it is cool too. I will definitely post more about it when the time comes!