10 Jobs With Great Return on Investment

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Prosthodontist

Most common degree: First professional
Median pay: More than $166,400

Prosthodontics has come a long way since George Washington's wooden teeth. Today, prosthodontists use sophisticated techniques and materials to replace missing teeth or restore damaged ones, as well as work on jaw and joint problems. The prosthodontics education starts with dental school and tacks an extra three years in an ADA-accredited graduate program. The educational requirements are of a similar breadth as those for physicians, but employment of prosthodontists is expected to jump nearly 28 percent between 2008 and 2018. (You might make more focusing on teeth, too. Consider that the median income for family and general practitioners is $157,250.)

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I am a registered RT who graduated with high honors in June 2012. My grades were all As and I had high praise from all my clinical instructors. I still cannot find an RT job in my state (not even per diem)! If you live in Massachusetts, stay FAR AWAY from RT school and go for an RN instead. There are just no new RT jobs here unless you "know" the right people.

Lisa of MA 3:13PM April 01, 2013

RRT, RCP all the way. I love my job and would not change a thing. There are plenty of opportunities for RRTs. But I do agree that we are not given the respect and acknowledgement we deserve. We are very underestimated. People think Doctors and Nurses do everything, so not true. "Call Respiratory" is used very often. I have a friend that is a Physician's Assistant, and she told me (of course, word of mouth), from other "higher education" healthcare fields, that the CRT and RRT boards are very difficulty, and much harder than the higher level education exams. I can believe it. It is because we were taught that NBRC wants us to practice as if we the only individual working in the facility. We are supposed to play the role of RRT, MD, RNs, etc. I know that if I need help, I want respiratory! Pay is decent, but I honestly believe a slight upgarde would be extremely deserved based on our skills.

Jessica of GA 8:35PM March 12, 2012

Most 2008 and 2009 Respiratory graduates still haven't found work. The problem is schools churn out more and more RT's each year flooding the market. Schools are in the business of selling diplomas, books, fees so they are invested in perpetuating the health care worker shortage myth. Hospitals also profit from the glut in the market this way they can reduce benefits, wages and staffing levels can be reduced to bare bones sub standard levels because workers can easily be replaced if they raise concerns. The Government as well profits from lower health care wages for workers. Both the AARC and COARC do nothing to represent the industry. They make money by keeping the numbers of RT's inflated. More members = more dues = more money. Two separate examinations The CRT with written and simulation and RRT written and simulation cost both $200 each. For years this has been an issue because of its redundancy. Don't make the mistake I did and go into this profession.

craig of AZ 7:19PM December 29, 2010

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