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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-2033 Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
18,110 1.8 % $38.58 $80,240 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $27.19 $32.16 $37.48 $44.89 $50.81
Annual Wage (2) $56,560 $66,880 $77,950 $93,370 $105,690


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 12,990 0.23 $38.41 $79,900
Offices of Physicians 2,850 0.11 $38.28 $79,610
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 1,120 0.40 $35.83 $74,530
Outpatient Care Centers 490 0.05 $52.57 $109,340
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 240 0.09 $38.84 $80,790

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 1,120 0.40 $35.83 $74,530
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 12,990 0.23 $38.41 $79,900
Offices of Physicians 2,850 0.11 $38.28 $79,610
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 240 0.09 $38.84 $80,790
Outpatient Care Centers 490 0.05 $52.57 $109,340

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers 490 0.05 $52.57 $109,340
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 100 (7) $41.24 $85,790
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 240 0.09 $38.84 $80,790
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 12,990 0.23 $38.41 $79,900
Offices of Physicians 2,850 0.11 $38.28 $79,610


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
Florida 1,600 0.18 1.47 $35.80 $74,470
California 1,330 0.08 0.62 $55.48 $115,390
Texas 1,180 0.10 0.77 $37.46 $77,920
New York 970 0.10 0.83 $41.71 $86,750
Pennsylvania 860 0.15 1.18 $34.26 $71,250




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)
South Dakota 150 0.35 2.87 $31.58 $65,690
West Virginia 190 0.28 2.23 $29.84 $62,070
Louisiana 420 0.22 1.76 $32.77 $68,160
Mississippi 240 0.21 1.70 $32.74 $68,110
Alabama 390 0.20 1.61 $30.33 $63,090




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 1,330 0.08 0.62 $55.48 $115,390
Rhode Island 40 0.09 0.75 $49.37 $102,700
Hawaii 40 0.06 0.47 $47.35 $98,480
Washington 300 0.09 0.73 $46.19 $96,080
District of Columbia 70 0.10 0.82 $45.81 $95,290





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,040 0.11 0.88 $43.95 $91,410
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 560 0.12 0.97 $41.36 $86,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 480 0.18 1.47 $35.78 $74,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 470 0.15 1.25 $38.77 $80,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 440 0.07 0.58 $53.56 $111,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 430 0.15 1.22 $38.00 $79,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 300 0.11 0.87 $39.74 $82,660
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 300 0.15 1.22 $35.61 $74,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 290 0.10 0.85 $38.72 $80,540
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 290 0.22 1.80 $35.98 $74,830




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)
Sioux Falls, SD 110 0.72 5.83 $30.47 $63,380
Morgantown, WV 40 0.67 5.41 $30.27 $62,960
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 80 0.35 2.85 $34.54 $71,840
Ocala, FL 40 0.34 2.80 $33.24 $69,130
Canton-Massillon, OH 60 0.34 2.72 $33.91 $70,540
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 110 0.32 2.63 $30.89 $64,250
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 170 0.32 2.61 $31.03 $64,550
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 50 0.29 2.37 $39.24 $81,610
Chattanooga, TN-GA 70 0.28 2.25 $35.28 $73,380
Jacksonville, FL 190 0.27 2.21 $35.93 $74,730




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 110 0.10 0.84 $61.50 $127,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 160 0.06 0.51 $59.93 $124,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 70 0.06 0.52 $57.38 $119,340
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 100 0.06 0.52 $57.21 $119,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (8) (8) (8) $56.10 $116,680
Fresno, CA 40 0.11 0.93 $54.45 $113,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 440 0.07 0.58 $53.56 $111,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 140 0.09 0.74 $49.30 $102,540
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 60 0.09 0.77 $48.19 $100,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 170 0.08 0.69 $48.18 $100,220

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.22 1.75 $30.10 $62,600
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 50 0.24 1.92 $52.90 $110,030
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 40 0.13 1.07 $32.20 $66,980
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 2.05 $34.64 $72,050
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.10 0.84 $36.64 $76,220

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 40 0.26 2.15 $28.68 $59,650
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 2.03 $32.07 $66,700
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 2.05 $34.64 $72,050
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 50 0.24 1.92 $52.90 $110,030
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 30 0.23 1.83 $29.13 $60,580

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 50 0.24 1.92 $52.90 $110,030
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.10 0.84 $36.64 $76,220
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 30 0.16 1.30 $35.04 $72,880
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 2.05 $34.64 $72,050
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 30 0.21 1.74 $34.04 $70,790


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020