Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-2036 Medical Dosimetrists
Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology team.
National estimates for Medical Dosimetrists
Industry profile for Medical Dosimetrists
Geographic profile for Medical Dosimetrists
National estimates for Medical Dosimetrists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Dosimetrists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,400 |
4.6 % |
$ 59.98 |
$ 124,750 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Medical Dosimetrists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 46.17 |
$ 49.83 |
$ 61.19 |
$ 63.71 |
$ 78.19 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 96,040 |
$ 103,640 |
$ 127,270 |
$ 132,510 |
$ 162,640 |
Industry profile for Medical Dosimetrists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Medical Dosimetrists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Medical Dosimetrists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Medical Dosimetrists:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Medical Dosimetrists:
Top paying industries for Medical Dosimetrists:
Geographic profile for Medical Dosimetrists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Medical Dosimetrists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Medical Dosimetrists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Medical Dosimetrists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
270 |
0.02 |
1.28 |
$ 56.62 |
$ 117,770 |
| Florida |
130 |
0.02 |
0.89 |
$ 61.72 |
$ 128,380 |
| Michigan |
130 |
0.03 |
1.84 |
$ 54.91 |
$ 114,210 |
| Pennsylvania |
120 |
0.02 |
1.24 |
$ 65.80 |
$ 136,860 |
| Massachusetts |
110 |
0.03 |
1.98 |
$ 60.50 |
$ 125,830 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Dosimetrists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nebraska |
50 |
0.05 |
2.92 |
$ 36.34 |
$ 75,590 |
| Kentucky |
90 |
0.05 |
2.89 |
$ 61.58 |
$ 128,090 |
| Massachusetts |
110 |
0.03 |
1.98 |
$ 60.50 |
$ 125,830 |
| Michigan |
130 |
0.03 |
1.84 |
$ 54.91 |
$ 114,210 |
| Oklahoma |
50 |
0.03 |
1.80 |
(8) |
(8) |
Top paying states for Medical Dosimetrists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
60 |
0.00 |
0.21 |
$ 77.29 |
$ 160,760 |
| Washington |
40 |
0.01 |
0.74 |
$ 72.66 |
$ 151,130 |
| New York |
110 |
0.01 |
0.78 |
$ 66.59 |
$ 138,510 |
| Georgia |
70 |
0.02 |
0.92 |
$ 66.06 |
$ 137,410 |
| Pennsylvania |
120 |
0.02 |
1.24 |
$ 65.80 |
$ 136,860 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Medical Dosimetrists:
| 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 |
130 |
0.02 |
0.89 |
$ 69.29 |
$ 144,120 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
100 |
0.04 |
2.09 |
$ 55.78 |
$ 116,020 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
80 |
0.03 |
1.86 |
$ 61.51 |
$ 127,940 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
70 |
0.03 |
1.56 |
$ 67.65 |
$ 140,710 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
70 |
0.02 |
1.06 |
$ 57.86 |
$ 120,340 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
60 |
0.03 |
1.93 |
$ 54.64 |
$ 113,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
60 |
0.01 |
0.77 |
$ 61.29 |
$ 127,490 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
50 |
0.02 |
1.17 |
$ 67.45 |
$ 140,300 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
40 |
0.08 |
4.86 |
$ 33.74 |
$ 70,170 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
40 |
0.04 |
2.23 |
$ 57.90 |
$ 120,420 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Dosimetrists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
40 |
0.08 |
4.86 |
$ 33.74 |
$ 70,170 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
30 |
0.04 |
2.31 |
$ 54.89 |
$ 114,180 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
40 |
0.04 |
2.23 |
$ 57.90 |
$ 120,420 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
100 |
0.04 |
2.09 |
$ 55.78 |
$ 116,020 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
60 |
0.03 |
1.93 |
$ 54.64 |
$ 113,660 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
80 |
0.03 |
1.86 |
$ 61.51 |
$ 127,940 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
70 |
0.03 |
1.56 |
$ 67.65 |
$ 140,710 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
50 |
0.02 |
1.17 |
$ 67.45 |
$ 140,300 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
70 |
0.02 |
1.06 |
$ 57.86 |
$ 120,340 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
130 |
0.02 |
0.89 |
$ 69.29 |
$ 144,120 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Medical Dosimetrists:
| 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 |
130 |
0.02 |
0.89 |
$ 69.29 |
$ 144,120 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
70 |
0.03 |
1.56 |
$ 67.65 |
$ 140,710 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
50 |
0.02 |
1.17 |
$ 67.45 |
$ 140,300 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 66.12 |
$ 137,520 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
30 |
0.01 |
0.80 |
$ 62.43 |
$ 129,860 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
80 |
0.03 |
1.86 |
$ 61.51 |
$ 127,940 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
60 |
0.01 |
0.77 |
$ 61.29 |
$ 127,490 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 58.64 |
$ 121,960 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
40 |
0.04 |
2.23 |
$ 57.90 |
$ 120,420 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
70 |
0.02 |
1.06 |
$ 57.86 |
$ 120,340 |
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.
(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 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
