Comments on: What Pays Better, A Pharmacy Tech (certification) Or X Ray Tech (certification)?

By: berkshir

berkshir — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:37:58 +0000

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By: Muatasem

Muatasem — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:39:22 +0000

If by x-ray tech, you mean radiological tech- by far a rad tech makes more. An x-ray tech certification usually does not qualify you as a rad tech, but just to do x-rays at a dentist or docs office. You need a 2 year degree for a rad tech.
If looking at just certifications, a pharmacy tech would probably make more

By: help

help — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:10:55 +0000

pharmicy duh

By: Richie Rich

Richie Rich — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:34:47 +0000

x ray tech pays a lot more plus they have a shortage of xray techs soo that would be deff better good luck

By: .

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:56:20 +0000

I don’t know but wouldn’t the xray tech be a lot more interesting than bottling pills all day?

By: m_trayer

m_trayer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:21:15 +0000

Check out salary.com for each of the different salary ranges. I believe the xray technician gets paid more though. It really all depends on the location too.

By: carlawar

carlawar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:53:15 +0000

pharm tech and its way more pleasant

By: Cowsonth

Cowsonth — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:56:04 +0000

x-ray tech, but the schooling is longer and more expensive…usually about two years. That’s what it is near me and there is a Pharmacy Tech program for 6 months.

By: GG

GG — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:20:09 +0000

x-ray by far

By: Saiyuki-

Saiyuki- — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:33:55 +0000

i believe an X-ray tech would make more money…
regardless though… pick a job on what you will enjoy and not the pay… stress and happiness would benefit greatly…

By: Anonymou

Anonymou — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:38:54 +0000

GG said it best. Choose a career that will make you happy and not the pay. If you choose a career strictly on pay, you will not be happy or stick with it in the long haul.
Richie Rich, think first before posting such an idiotic post. You obviously have no idea what a certified pharmacy technician does. They just do NOT count pills all day.
Sorry, you sometime meet a bunch of people here that just do not give good advice but just act snotty and rude!