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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-2034 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Take x-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient’s bloodstream for diagnostic or research purposes. Includes radiologic technologists and technicians 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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
207,360 0.8 % $30.34 $63,120 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.94 $23.84 $29.09 $35.89 $43.15
Annual Wage (2) $41,480 $49,580 $60,510 $74,660 $89,760


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 122,750 2.20 $30.71 $63,870
Offices of Physicians 41,500 1.57 $27.96 $58,160
Outpatient Care Centers 13,690 1.44 $33.24 $69,140
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 13,490 4.87 $30.47 $63,380
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 5,650 0.28 $32.40 $67,400

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 13,490 4.87 $30.47 $63,380
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 122,750 2.20 $30.71 $63,870
Offices of Physicians 41,500 1.57 $27.96 $58,160
Outpatient Care Centers 13,690 1.44 $33.24 $69,140
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 2,400 0.91 $33.72 $70,140

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 230 0.03 $35.99 $74,850
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 80 0.01 $34.54 $71,850
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 2,400 0.91 $33.72 $70,140
Office Administrative Services 160 0.03 $33.33 $69,330
Outpatient Care Centers 13,690 1.44 $33.24 $69,140


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)
California 17,390 1.00 0.71 $41.40 $86,120
Texas 16,480 1.33 0.94 $29.35 $61,050
Florida 13,830 1.57 1.11 $27.48 $57,150
New York 12,620 1.33 0.94 $33.95 $70,620
Pennsylvania 10,150 1.72 1.22 $25.89 $53,860




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 1,710 2.44 1.73 $24.94 $51,880
South Dakota 940 2.21 1.56 $25.58 $53,210
Kentucky 3,890 2.05 1.45 $25.33 $52,690
Mississippi 2,260 2.00 1.42 $22.91 $47,660
Maine 1,210 1.98 1.40 $28.10 $58,450




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 17,390 1.00 0.71 $41.40 $86,120
Hawaii 660 1.04 0.74 $39.75 $82,680
District of Columbia 450 0.63 0.44 $38.19 $79,430
Massachusetts 4,910 1.36 0.96 $37.65 $78,300
Alaska 390 1.24 0.88 $36.95 $76,850





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 12,060 1.25 0.88 $35.84 $74,550
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,920 1.27 0.90 $32.43 $67,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,860 0.94 0.67 $39.65 $82,460
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 4,330 1.64 1.16 $27.45 $57,110
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,300 1.41 1.00 $31.62 $65,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,260 1.48 1.05 $29.05 $60,420
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,700 1.32 0.94 $39.00 $81,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,660 1.00 0.71 $29.51 $61,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,240 1.02 0.72 $35.60 $74,040
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,190 1.16 0.82 $29.55 $61,470




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)
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 210 5.16 3.66 $25.78 $53,610
Great Falls, MT 150 4.08 2.89 $24.89 $51,780
Sherman-Denison, TX 190 4.05 2.87 $28.96 $60,240
Morgantown, WV 260 4.03 2.85 $24.81 $51,600
Victoria, TX 140 3.58 2.53 $30.57 $63,590
Carbondale-Marion, IL 180 3.47 2.45 $26.85 $55,840
Athens-Clarke County, GA 290 3.34 2.37 $31.08 $64,650
Punta Gorda, FL 160 3.29 2.33 $26.21 $54,530
Dothan, AL 190 3.25 2.30 $22.95 $47,730
Rome, GA 120 3.20 2.27 $27.64 $57,480




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)
Salinas, CA 120 0.67 0.47 $52.97 $110,180
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 300 2.09 1.48 $52.73 $109,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,280 0.92 0.65 $49.84 $103,670
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,090 1.08 0.76 $46.85 $97,450
Redding, CA 80 1.26 0.89 $45.25 $94,120
Stockton-Lodi, CA 270 1.08 0.76 $43.26 $89,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 220 1.17 0.83 $42.75 $88,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 850 0.74 0.52 $42.64 $88,690
Yuba City, CA 60 1.25 0.88 $42.31 $88,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 90 0.87 0.62 $42.07 $87,510

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)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 720 1.83 1.29 $25.00 $52,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 580 2.85 2.02 $29.35 $61,040
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 540 2.31 1.64 $20.95 $43,570
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 490 1.46 1.03 $26.09 $54,270
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 410 1.57 1.11 $27.05 $56,260

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 Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 310 3.04 2.16 $24.33 $50,610
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 580 2.85 2.02 $29.35 $61,040
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 190 2.58 1.82 $24.94 $51,870
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 190 2.56 1.81 $24.56 $51,090
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 120 2.54 1.80 $28.54 $59,370

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)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 130 1.28 0.90 $44.76 $93,100
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 110 1.04 0.74 $42.71 $88,840
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 70 1.12 0.80 $42.47 $88,330
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 100 0.93 0.66 $40.30 $83,810
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 100 0.98 0.70 $37.63 $78,280


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.

(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