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One of my cousins is a pharmacy tech. She likes it quite a bit. You can get a certificate for it at a lot of trade schools

Ultrasound techs can make great money, I work with a few and they’re paid well.

My mom is certified CNA and worked specifically in schools or homes for autistic or mentally disabled (sometimes both). She loved it but she had to stop because she got a tbi

I was a certified CNA while graduating highschool in 2019 and worked in the memory loss unit in a nursing home crazy stuff one time and elderly lady scratched my face and grabbed my shirt

Radiology tech runs the x ray and mammogram and CT and MRI and such Rad techs also have assistants who aren’t certified but they help position patients on the exam table and get them Changed and get blankets for them and stuff Pharmacy tech helps pharmacy staff and runs meds to different units Hospital transporter that takes people off that unit to and from scans and procedures Lift team that lifts and helps turn morbidly obese patients so they don’t get bedsores House keeping that clean rooms after discharge Dietary/kitchen staff that delivers and collects meal trays and takes orders Supply chain making sure all the hospital floors are stocked with all of the supplies Respiratory therapist who administer breathing treatments to patients

@Yvette What job do u do now

@Kelly I was thinking of Surgical Tech, but when I search on indeed, there isn’t a lot of jobs. Also, thank u for your detailed response.

Yes! Surgical tech is definitely a thing but the need is a lot less, it’s very niche. Like if you are working in The OR and there is two Open heart surgery cases for the day then one or two surgeons and one or two techs are in the room plus a nurse and the anesthesia team. But like that blocks off the room for the whole day and there’s one single tech in there handing instruments to the surgeon. It’s absolutely a job but because there aren’t many needed in the hospital you may have a tough time getting that initial job! Depends on your connects and the place you get certified through and if you are able to do shadowing or internships to get your name out there

MRI technologist. I had to get an x-ray license first (through an associates program) and then I got an mri license (through a bachelors program). You do not need a bachelors for what I do but I wanted one and I also wanted to do MRI so that’s what worked for me.