Also called: MR Safety Officer (MRSO)
Makes sure nothing metal, from oxygen tanks to hairpins and pacemakers, ever gets pulled into a hospital MRI magnet, which is always on.
You screen a patient with a brain implant, call the maker to learn its MRI limits, and set scan settings so it will not heat up. Then you train new cleaners, nurses and firefighters on the four-zone rules, because the giant magnet never turns off, even at night.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree in radiologic technology or MRI, years as an MRI technologist, plus MRSO certification.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Radiologic Technology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Growing faster than average. Hospitals increasingly require a named MR safety officer.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps look up implant safety rules; screening patients face to face and stopping dangerous mistakes stay human.
Classes: Physics, Anatomy & physiology, Health-science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2035.
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