Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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:
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:
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 |
United States Department of Labor
