Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
National estimates for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 216,380 |
1.1 % |
$ 31.97 |
$ 66,490 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 22.53 |
$ 23.51 |
$ 29.50 |
$ 37.16 |
$ 45.62 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 46,850 |
$ 48,900 |
$ 61,370 |
$ 77,290 |
$ 94,880 |
Industry profile for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
127,100 |
2.27 |
$ 32.41 |
$ 67,410 |
| Offices of Physicians |
42,300 |
1.57 |
$ 28.51 |
$ 59,310 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
15,660 |
5.32 |
$ 31.91 |
$ 66,370 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
15,260 |
1.55 |
$ 37.30 |
$ 77,580 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
5,930 |
0.28 |
$ 35.57 |
$ 73,990 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
15,660 |
5.32 |
$ 31.91 |
$ 66,370 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
127,100 |
2.27 |
$ 32.41 |
$ 67,410 |
| Offices of Physicians |
42,300 |
1.57 |
$ 28.51 |
$ 59,310 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
15,260 |
1.55 |
$ 37.30 |
$ 77,580 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
1,850 |
0.69 |
$ 34.97 |
$ 72,730 |
Top paying industries for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
Geographic profile for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
18,290 |
1.11 |
0.72 |
$ 45.75 |
$ 95,170 |
| Texas |
16,870 |
1.38 |
0.90 |
$ 30.20 |
$ 62,810 |
| New York |
15,180 |
1.75 |
1.14 |
$ 37.09 |
$ 77,140 |
| Florida |
13,560 |
1.58 |
1.03 |
$ 28.64 |
$ 59,570 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,940 |
1.96 |
1.28 |
$ 29.04 |
$ 60,390 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
1,900 |
2.88 |
1.88 |
$ 26.47 |
$ 55,060 |
| South Dakota |
990 |
2.35 |
1.53 |
$ 27.00 |
$ 56,170 |
| North Dakota |
890 |
2.25 |
1.47 |
$ 28.47 |
$ 59,220 |
| Mississippi |
2,420 |
2.19 |
1.43 |
$ 23.98 |
$ 49,880 |
| Kentucky |
3,800 |
2.07 |
1.35 |
$ 27.41 |
$ 57,000 |
Top paying states for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
18,290 |
1.11 |
0.72 |
$ 45.75 |
$ 95,170 |
| Hawaii |
550 |
1.00 |
0.65 |
$ 40.43 |
$ 84,100 |
| Massachusetts |
5,400 |
1.59 |
1.04 |
$ 38.16 |
$ 79,360 |
| District of Columbia |
480 |
0.73 |
0.47 |
$ 38.14 |
$ 79,320 |
| Oregon |
2,200 |
1.21 |
0.79 |
$ 37.89 |
$ 78,800 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| 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 |
15,050 |
1.73 |
1.13 |
$ 38.65 |
$ 80,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,590 |
1.15 |
0.75 |
$ 40.90 |
$ 85,070 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,380 |
1.51 |
0.98 |
$ 33.27 |
$ 69,190 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,830 |
1.82 |
1.19 |
$ 32.61 |
$ 67,830 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,190 |
1.45 |
0.94 |
$ 31.59 |
$ 65,700 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,110 |
1.15 |
0.75 |
$ 31.72 |
$ 65,970 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,030 |
1.56 |
1.01 |
$ 38.68 |
$ 80,450 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,520 |
1.44 |
0.93 |
$ 29.11 |
$ 60,540 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,230 |
1.53 |
0.99 |
$ 32.11 |
$ 66,800 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,070 |
1.05 |
0.68 |
$ 36.97 |
$ 76,900 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rochester, MN |
760 |
6.59 |
4.29 |
$ 34.10 |
$ 70,920 |
| Morgantown, WV |
340 |
5.51 |
3.59 |
$ 27.43 |
$ 57,060 |
| Dothan, AL |
210 |
3.63 |
2.37 |
$ 21.79 |
$ 45,310 |
| Jonesboro, AR |
210 |
3.62 |
2.36 |
$ 23.55 |
$ 48,990 |
| Rome, GA |
140 |
3.52 |
2.29 |
$ 28.51 |
$ 59,290 |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
210 |
3.50 |
2.28 |
$ 22.53 |
$ 46,860 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
420 |
3.38 |
2.20 |
$ 28.20 |
$ 58,660 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA |
290 |
3.34 |
2.17 |
$ 31.76 |
$ 66,060 |
| Beckley, WV |
130 |
3.31 |
2.15 |
$ 25.49 |
$ 53,030 |
| Alexandria, LA |
190 |
3.22 |
2.10 |
$ 24.36 |
$ 50,670 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
250 |
1.89 |
1.23 |
$ 61.48 |
$ 127,890 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
930 |
0.87 |
0.57 |
$ 56.96 |
$ 118,480 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,490 |
1.11 |
0.72 |
$ 56.78 |
$ 118,100 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
210 |
1.07 |
0.70 |
$ 53.98 |
$ 112,270 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,150 |
1.17 |
0.76 |
$ 51.66 |
$ 107,450 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
260 |
1.00 |
0.65 |
$ 48.72 |
$ 101,350 |
| Modesto, CA |
250 |
1.37 |
0.89 |
$ 48.24 |
$ 100,340 |
| Salinas, CA |
150 |
0.91 |
0.59 |
$ 46.60 |
$ 96,930 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
120 |
1.24 |
0.81 |
$ 45.51 |
$ 94,660 |
| Redding, CA |
110 |
1.71 |
1.12 |
$ 44.90 |
$ 93,400 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians:
About May 2021 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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
