X Ray Technician Jobs In Houston, Texas

Previously, in Cost of Living and Your X Ray Technician Job Search, we looked at the importance of considering cost of living along with salary when analyzing the true benefit of a particular job. One of the cities mentioned in that post was Houston, Texas. Well, recently a new study from the Center for an Urban Future demonstrated that a $50,000 salary in Houston, Texas was equal to a $123,000 salary in New York City, New York! According to the study:

"A new report from the Center for an Urban Future (whose previous report, "Attack of the Chains," sparked a bidding war between Fox and Warner Bros.) confirms the obvious: the so-called middle class can no longer afford to live in New York and are relocating in large numbers to the exburbs or far-flung cities like Houston, where $50,000 a year gets you the same standard of living as a $123,322 salary does in Manhattan. Don't scoff; Space City has theater, opera, ballet, air-conditioned skywalks, a Holocaust Museum—even a lively local weblog, just like the one you enjoy here!

But if you're really determined to make a go of it here in New York, this report [PDF] is as sobering as it is unsurprising. Focusing on data primarily gathered before the economic deathspin went "full Bale," the study contends it's not just Manhattan that's cost-prohibitive to your average working stiff, but the boroughs as well: Queens is the fifth most expensive urban area in the U.S! Perhaps that's why twice as many New Yorkers relocated to Philadelphia ("the sixth borough!") in 2006 than in 2000. Or maybe they were just following orders from the Times Style section."
Source: http://gothamist.com/2009/02/06/50k_in_houston_equals_120k_in_nyc_r.php

Guess what is approximately an x ray technician's salary nationally? $50,000! Clearly, one can live quite well on this amount in Houston, Texas, which is why you should consider searching for an x ray technician job in Houston! Besides excellent x ray technician schools in Texas, the city itself boasts one of the top training programs, the Harris County Hospital District's School of Medical Radiography. After receiving training here, there are many x ray technician job opportunities in Houston. The city of Houston is the 4th largest in the United States in terms of population, but has a very reasonable cost of living. The city hosts the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the largest medical center in the United States and possibly the world. The TMC is comprised of nearly 100 medical institutions involved in both clinical medicine and research. Outside of the TMC, there are several other large hospitals, many of which are part of either the The Methodist Hospital, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, or Memorial-Hermann Hospital Systems. Job opportunities abound!

To start your x ray technician job search in Houston, simply search for "radiologic technologist jobs in Houston" in either the search engine Google.com, or use the job search engine indeed.com and search for the same terms. The jobs are out there; it's up to YOU to go find them! Start today!

Houston X-Ray Technician School - Harris County Hospital District

The Harris County Hospital District, which serves the greater Houston area, has a School of Medical Radiography. The school offers a full-time, 2-year, hospital-based radiography program, beginning July of each year. During the two years, students are assigned to clinical rotations in all imaging modalities offered at Ben Taub General Hospital, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, and Martin Luther King Community Health Center/Quentin Mease Community Hospital. Ben Taub General Hospital, one of the two level I trauma centers in Houston, offers students the unique opportunity to experience the dynamics of trauma care.  

The Ben Taub and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospitals are premier county teaching hospitals. Even in Houston, Texas, a city with a healthy list of great hospitals and the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, Ben Taub Hospital has garnered the respect of the world as an elite Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only two in the Harris County area. The hospital, located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center, is a 650 licensed-bed acute care facility is one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, caring for over 108,000 emergency patients each year. The hospital is the primary teaching hospital for Baylor College of Medicine, a Top 15 U.S. medical school according to the U.S. News and World Report.

Ben Taub’s Department of Medicine provides patients a comprehensive program of care with subspecialties for major areas such as endocrinology, cardiology, oncology, pulmonary, renal and gastroenterology. The Ben Taub Emergency Center is the source of eighty percent of all admissions to the hospital, which provides patients with access to more than 40 medical specialties. Ben Taub has more than 26,000 adult and pediatric admissions and more than 184,000 specialty clinic visits.

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital is a 332 licensed-bed acute care hospital offering a full range of medical services, located on the northeast side of Houston, minutes away from downtown Houston. LBJ is a verified Level 3 Trauma Center and was the first Level 3 trauma center designated in the State of Texas. However, LBJ handles approximately three-to-four times the patient load of any other Level 3 trauma center in the region with more than 74,000 emergency patient visits each year, and more than 14,900 inpatient admissions. Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital is staffed by the faculty and residents of The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center.

The Harris County Hospital District radiographic technologist training program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) and is approved for veterans training through the Department of Veterans Training. The JRCERT promotes excellence in education and enhances quality and safety of patient care through the accreditation of educational programs. The radiography program has been awarded an 8-year accreditation award. This is the highest accreditation award presented by the JRCERT. The 2008 pass rate for the ARRT exam is 100%.

In addition to fulfilling the admissions requirements, all students must attend one information session. The information sessions will be held at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital in the Radiology Classroom, 1st floor, Room Number: 1RD-61-008

Dates and times for the information sessions are as follows:

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 6 p.m.-7 p.m.


References: http://www.hchdonline.com/about/schoolofrad/radiology.htm