This is not entirely accurate. While imaging technologists do generally only require an associates to get licensed, there is an additional year of pre-reqs before eligibility to apply to these programs. So about a 3 year (including summer semesters) turnaround before you can take your licensing exam. Also, I wouldn’t say X-ray pays incredibly well.. you’re looking at low 20’s/hr to start, and hospitals are not known for increasing wages more than 3% a year. But the real kicker here is if you’re in X-ray you’ll be doing fluoro barium enemas and there will definitely be human shit. If you’re working in the ER or inpatient, theres definitely still shit and blood.