Recreation Therapist

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Employ leisure to help patients with disabilities or illness. Through the use of games, sports, crafts and more, they maintain their patients' physical and emotional well-being. In doing this, they also help patients integrate into their community via group activities. Might work in hospitals or other medical institutions.

Salary:

$45,890

Education:

Bachelor degree in therapeutic recreation or recreation with a therapeutic concentration. 

Demand for this particular career:

Licensure, Certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation 

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 Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I would not like to be a Recreation Therapist. It is not the right job for me. 

X-Ray Technician

                                           X-Ray Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Takes radiographic images of specific parts of a patient's body, which a physicians has requested in order to make a diagnosis. They need a through understanding of imaging equipment and x-ray procedures. 

Salary:

$56,670 

Education:

Associate degree in radiologic technology, Certification, Licensing  

Demand for this particular career:

Communication skills

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I would not like to be a X-Ray Technician. This is not the right job for me. 

Radiation Oncologist

Radiation Oncologist

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Radiation oncology technicians work as part of an oncology team to treat cancer patients with repeated targeted doses of radiation. Administer radiation therapy treatments to cancer patients. 

Salary:

$477,807

Education:

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in radiography, Certificate in radiation therapy

Demand for this particular career:

Certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

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 Do you think you would like to be one? 
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I would not like to be a Radiation Oncologist because this is not the right job for me.