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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
29-2034 Radiologic Technologists
Take x rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's blood stream for diagnostic purposes. Includes technologists who specialize in other scanning modalities. Excludes "Diagnostic Medical Sonographers"(29-2032) and "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists" (29-2035).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 200,650 |
0.9 % |
$28.49 |
$59,260 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$18.59 |
$22.35 |
$27.62 |
$33.86 |
$39.71 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$38,660 |
$46,490 |
$57,450 |
$70,430 |
$82,590 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
117,060 |
2.16 |
$29.14 |
$60,610 |
| Offices of Physicians |
40,600 |
1.61 |
$26.31 |
$54,720 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
16,400 |
6.22 |
$28.22 |
$58,700 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
11,640 |
1.39 |
$29.35 |
$61,050 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
5,280 |
0.26 |
$29.97 |
$62,330 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
16,400 |
6.22 |
$28.22 |
$58,700 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
117,060 |
2.16 |
$29.14 |
$60,610 |
| Offices of Physicians |
40,600 |
1.61 |
$26.31 |
$54,720 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
11,640 |
1.39 |
$29.35 |
$61,050 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
2,320 |
0.91 |
$31.44 |
$65,400 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
17,800 |
1.11 |
0.78 |
$36.57 |
$76,060 |
| Texas |
15,700 |
1.34 |
0.94 |
$26.77 |
$55,680 |
| New York |
12,990 |
1.43 |
1.00 |
$32.40 |
$67,400 |
| Florida |
12,750 |
1.55 |
1.08 |
$25.46 |
$52,960 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,120 |
1.76 |
1.23 |
$27.35 |
$56,880 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
1,610 |
2.30 |
1.61 |
$22.63 |
$47,080 |
| Kentucky |
4,050 |
2.17 |
1.52 |
$24.33 |
$50,600 |
| South Dakota |
860 |
2.06 |
1.44 |
$23.77 |
$49,440 |
| Mississippi |
2,040 |
1.83 |
1.28 |
$22.80 |
$47,430 |
| Alabama |
3,490 |
1.83 |
1.28 |
$22.85 |
$47,530 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
8,620 |
1.31 |
0.92 |
$33.78 |
$70,260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
4,710 |
1.12 |
0.78 |
$33.15 |
$68,940 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
4,090 |
1.12 |
0.79 |
$32.06 |
$66,690 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,800 |
1.29 |
0.91 |
$27.86 |
$57,940 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,400 |
1.40 |
0.98 |
$28.28 |
$58,830 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,560 |
1.34 |
0.94 |
$31.28 |
$65,060 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,500 |
1.39 |
0.97 |
$35.78 |
$74,430 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
2,390 |
2.11 |
1.48 |
$23.55 |
$48,990 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,390 |
0.96 |
0.67 |
$34.56 |
$71,870 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,380 |
1.23 |
0.86 |
$31.00 |
$64,470 |
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