Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type ___
Science Teachers, Postsecondary; Farm and Home
Management Advisors; Foreign Language and Liter-
ature Teachers, Postsecondary; Forestry and Conser-
vation Science Teachers, Postsecondary; Geography
Te a c h e r s , Po s t s e c o n d a r y ; G r a d u a t e Te a c h i n g A s s i s -
tants; Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary;
History Teachers, Postsecondary; Home Economics
Teachers, Postsecondary; Law Teachers, Postsecond-
ary; Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary; Math-
ematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary; Nursing
Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary; Philoso-
phy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary; Physics
Teachers, Postsecondary; Political Science Teach-
ers, Postsecondary; Recreation and Fitness Studies
Te a c h e r s , Po s t s e c o n d a r y ; S e l f- E n r i c h m e nt E d u c a -
tion Teachers; Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary;
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary; Vocational Edu-
cation Teachers, Postsecondary.
Skills: Science; Learning Strategies; Instructing;
Social Perceptiveness; Writing; Reading Comprehen-
sion; Critical # inking; Active Learning.
Education and Training Programs: Social Science
Te a c h e r E d u c a t i o n ; Ps y c h o l o g y Te a c h e r E d u c a t i o n ;
Psychology, General; Clinical Psychology; Cogni-
tive Psychology and Psycholinguistics; Community
Psychology; Comparative Psychology; Counseling
Psychology; Developmental and Child Psychology;
Experimental Psychology; Industrial and Organiza-
tional Psychology; Personality Psychology; Physio-
logical Psychology/Psychobiology; others. Related
Knowledge/Courses: # erapy and Counseling;
Psychology; Sociology and Anthropology; Philoso-
phy and # eology; Education and Training; English
Language.
Work Environment: Indoors; sitting.
Radiation Therapists
! Personality Code: SRC
! Education/Training Required: Associate
degree
! Annual Earnings: $70,010
! Beginning Wage: $46,580
! Earnings Growth Potential: Low
! Growth: 24.8%
! Annual Job Openings: 1,461
! Self-Employed: 0.0%
! Part-Time: 10.3%Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed
by radiologists according to established practices
and standards. Duties may include reviewing pre-
scriptions and diagnoses; acting as liaisons with
physicians and supportive care personnel; pre-
paring equipment such as immobilization, treat-
ment, and protection devices; and maintaining
records, reports, and fi les. May assist in dosim-
etry procedures and tumor localization. Position
patients for treatment with accuracy according to
prescription. Administer prescribed doses of radia-
tion to specifi c body parts, using radiation therapy
equipment according to established practices and
standards. Check radiation therapy equipment to
ensure proper operation. Review prescriptions, diag-
noses, patient charts, and identifi cation. Follow prin-
ciples of radiation protection for patients, radiation
therapists, and others. Maintain records, reports,
and fi les as required, including such information as
radiation dosages, equipment settings, and patients’
reactions. Conduct most treatment sessions inde-
pendently, in accordance with long-term treatment
plans and under general direction of patients’ physi-
cians. Enter data into computers and set controls to
operate and adjust equipment and regulate dosages.
Observe and reassure patients during treatments and
report unusual reactions to physicians or turn equip-
ment off if unexpected adverse reactions occur. Cal-
culate actual treatment dosages delivered during each
session. Check for side eff ects such as skin irritation,
nausea, and hair loss to assess patients’ reaction to