Radiologic Technicians

• Assist healthcare practitioners during examinations or treatments.
• Position patients for treatment or examination.
• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
• Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care.
• Create advanced digital images of patients using computer imaging systems.
• Operate diagnostic imaging equipment.
• Process x-rays or other medical images.
• Maintain medical facility records.
• Record patient medical histories.
• Adjust settings or positions of medical equipment.

• Having telephone conversations.
• Close physical proximity with other people.
• Exposure to disease or infections.
• The importance of being accurate or exact.
• Dealing with external customers.
• Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequent decision-making.
• Wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection.
• Dealing with unpleasant or angry people.
• Meeting strict deadlines.

• Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist
• Polysomnography
• Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician

• Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
• Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking—Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Being Aware of Others—Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Operating Equipment—Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Helping Others—Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Learning New Things—Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Monitoring Equipment—Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

• Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Medicine and Dentistry—Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• English Language—Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Computers and Electronics—Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Psychology—Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Clerical—Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Mathematics—Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Public Safety and Security—Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Physics—Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

• Realistic—Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
• Conventional—Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

• Radiologic Technologists
• Nuclear Medicine Technologists
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• Dental Assistants
• Licensed Practical Nurses
• Endoscopy Technicians
• Surgical Technologists
• Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
• Respiratory Therapy Technicians
• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

• Radiologic Technologists
• Nuclear Medicine Technologists
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• Dental Assistants
• Licensed Practical Nurses
• Endoscopy Technicians
• Surgical Technologists
• Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
• Respiratory Therapy Technicians
• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians