Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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).

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National estimates for this occupation
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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)
201,200	0.8 %	$29.00	$60,320	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$19.15	$22.78	$28.10	$34.52	$40.44
Annual Wage (2)	$39,840	$47,380	$58,440	$71,810	$84,110

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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	118,960	2.16	$29.70	$61,770
Offices of Physicians	39,450	1.55	$26.42	$54,950
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	15,010	5.64	$29.26	$60,860
Outpatient Care Centers	12,760	1.45	$29.48	$61,310
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	5,480	0.27	$31.03	$64,550

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	15,010	5.64	$29.26	$60,860
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	118,960	2.16	$29.70	$61,770
Offices of Physicians	39,450	1.55	$26.42	$54,950
Outpatient Care Centers	12,760	1.45	$29.48	$61,310
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	2,170	0.83	$32.17	$66,920

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services	220	0.03	$37.42	$77,840
Management of Companies and Enterprises	270	0.01	$33.60	$69,880
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	2,170	0.83	$32.17	$66,920
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	5,480	0.27	$31.03	$64,550
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	1,320	0.04	$30.90	$64,270

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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	18,140	1.09	0.77	$37.33	$77,650
Texas	15,870	1.33	0.95	$27.57	$57,350
Florida	12,620	1.50	1.06	$26.54	$55,210
New York	12,320	1.34	0.95	$33.04	$68,720
Pennsylvania	10,510	1.82	1.29	$26.99	$56,140

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	1,670	2.43	1.72	$23.21	$48,280
Rhode Island	1,000	2.11	1.50	$32.84	$68,300
South Dakota	860	2.05	1.45	$24.46	$50,870
Arkansas	2,440	2.04	1.44	$23.03	$47,890
Kentucky	3,810	2.03	1.44	$24.87	$51,730

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	18,140	1.09	0.77	$37.33	$77,650
District of Columbia	510	0.71	0.51	$37.26	$77,500
Massachusetts	4,210	1.19	0.85	$35.02	$72,840
Hawaii	600	0.95	0.67	$34.96	$72,720
Oregon	2,170	1.19	0.84	$34.35	$71,450

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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	8,360	1.25	0.88	$34.47	$71,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	5,010	1.13	0.80	$33.55	$69,790
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	4,090	1.12	0.79	$32.30	$67,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,660	1.25	0.89	$29.69	$61,760
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	2,760	1.11	0.78	$28.15	$58,560
Pittsburgh, PA	2,700	2.38	1.69	$23.58	$49,050
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,670	1.38	0.98	$31.67	$65,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,650	1.01	0.72	$28.15	$58,550
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	2,360	1.28	0.91	$36.95	$76,870
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,290	1.15	0.82	$31.35	$65,220

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rome, GA	170	4.48	3.18	$24.49	$50,940
St. Cloud, MN	470	4.45	3.15	$28.75	$59,800
Hattiesburg, MS	250	4.05	2.87	$22.18	$46,130
The Villages, FL	90	3.61	2.56	$23.96	$49,850
Beckley, WV	140	3.26	2.31	$20.70	$43,060
Dothan, AL	180	3.19	2.26	$22.20	$46,180
Asheville, NC	610	3.19	2.26	$24.21	$50,370
Jonesboro, AR	170	3.13	2.22	$20.52	$42,670
Wilmington, NC	380	3.11	2.20	$25.97	$54,020
Eau Claire, WI	250	3.10	2.20	$25.28	$52,580