Also called: Imaging Informatics Specialist, Radiology Systems Administrator
Keeps the computer system that stores and displays every X-ray, CT and MRI running, so radiologists can read images instantly.
Gets a 7 a.m. call that the ER can't pull up a CT scan. You trace it to a network glitch and fix it, then spend the afternoon connecting a new MRI scanner to the image archive and testing an upgrade. Many PACS admins started as X-ray techs who liked computers.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a radiologic technologist or IT professional; the CIIP certification is common.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Radiologic Technology, Health Informatics, Information Technology.
Growing faster than average. Imaging volume and new AI tools keep growing.
Medium risk for 10 years. Cloud systems self-monitor more, but integrating new scanners and AI tools and fixing outages still needs people.
Classes: Computer science, Physics, Biology.
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