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Healthcare

How to become an MRI Technologist

From radiologic technologist: every step, how long it takes, and the credential it earns.

Time to get there
1–2 years
Typical pay
$72k–$95k
Starting from
Radiologic technologist

Pay is an estimate of typical US entry-level pay for this role and varies by state, employer and shift. The timeline assumes you are starting from radiologic technologist and includes any licence or programme legally required — not just course length.

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The route

  1. 1
    2 years

    Qualify as a radiologic technologist first

    MRI is a post-primary pathway: you need ARRT radiography before you can certify in it.

    ◆ ARRT (Radiography)

    Get it from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) →

  2. 2
    6–12 months

    Move into an MRI department

    Cross-train where you already work — hospitals fund this far more often than they advertise.

  3. 3
    during cross-training

    Log the required clinical procedures

    ARRT sets a documented procedure list before it will let you sit the exam.

  4. 4

    Certify in MRI

    Post-primary ARRT exam in magnetic resonance imaging.

    ◆ ARRT (MRI)

    Get it from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) →

  5. ✓

    Destination

    MRI Technologist

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