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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).
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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