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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

29-1124 Radiation Therapists

Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiation oncologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.


National estimates for Radiation Therapists
Industry profile for Radiation Therapists
Geographic profile for Radiation Therapists

National estimates for Radiation Therapists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Radiation Therapists:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
16,640 4.3 % $ 50.20 $ 104,420 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Radiation Therapists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 34.75 $ 39.57 $ 47.26 $ 53.87 $ 65.82
Annual Wage (2) $ 72,280 $ 82,300 $ 98,300 $ 112,040 $ 136,910


Industry profile for Radiation Therapists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Radiation Therapists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Radiation Therapists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Radiation Therapists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 9,630 0.17 $ 49.78 $ 103,540
Offices of Physicians 4,090 0.14 $ 48.91 $ 101,730
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 960 0.34 $ 54.96 $ 114,310
Outpatient Care Centers 500 0.05 $ 63.45 $ 131,970
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 390 0.12 $ 54.62 $ 113,610

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Radiation Therapists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 960 0.34 $ 54.96 $ 114,310
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 9,630 0.17 $ 49.78 $ 103,540
Offices of Physicians 4,090 0.14 $ 48.91 $ 101,730
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 390 0.12 $ 54.62 $ 113,610
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 380 0.11 $ 42.58 $ 88,570

Top paying industries for Radiation Therapists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers 500 0.05 $ 63.45 $ 131,970
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 960 0.34 $ 54.96 $ 114,310
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 390 0.12 $ 54.62 $ 113,610
Employment Services 380 0.01 $ 51.66 $ 107,440
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 9,630 0.17 $ 49.78 $ 103,540


Geographic profile for Radiation Therapists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Radiation Therapists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Radiation Therapists, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of radiation therapists by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Radiation Therapists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 1,790 0.13 1.20 $ 51.67 $ 107,460
Florida 1,230 0.13 1.17 $ 43.87 $ 91,250
New York 1,110 0.12 1.08 $ 61.25 $ 127,390
California 980 0.05 0.50 $ 73.58 $ 153,040
Ohio 940 0.17 1.56 $ 44.64 $ 92,860


Map of location quotient of radiation therapists by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radiation Therapists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Missouri 610 0.21 1.93 $ 41.17 $ 85,630
Arizona 660 0.21 1.92 $ 48.92 $ 101,750
Ohio 940 0.17 1.56 $ 44.64 $ 92,860
Kentucky 330 0.17 1.52 $ 46.02 $ 95,720
New Jersey 660 0.16 1.43 $ 55.89 $ 116,250


Map of annual mean wages of radiation therapists by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Radiation Therapists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 320 0.09 0.85 $ 74.91 $ 155,820
California 980 0.05 0.50 $ 73.58 $ 153,040
Nebraska 70 0.07 0.66 $ 65.63 $ 136,510
New York 1,110 0.12 1.08 $ 61.25 $ 127,390
Massachusetts 380 0.10 0.96 $ 57.81 $ 120,240



Map of employment of radiation therapists by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Radiation Therapists:

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 1,120 0.12 1.07 $ 64.27 $ 133,680
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 520 0.23 2.06 $ 49.12 $ 102,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 470 0.17 1.51 $ 53.30 $ 110,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 470 0.15 1.34 $ 50.23 $ 104,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 400 0.09 0.81 $ 47.04 $ 97,830
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 380 0.12 1.11 $ 48.92 $ 101,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 350 0.06 0.52 $ 66.90 $ 139,160
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 350 0.09 0.80 $ 53.11 $ 110,470
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 270 0.10 0.90 $ 54.23 $ 112,790
St. Louis, MO-IL 270 0.20 1.83 $ 42.97 $ 89,380


Map of location quotient of radiation therapists by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radiation Therapists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbia, MO 50 0.53 4.82 $ 38.39 $ 79,850
Tyler, TX 30 0.29 2.63 $ 49.01 $ 101,940
Syracuse, NY 80 0.28 2.60 $ 46.98 $ 97,720
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 60 0.28 2.51 $ 40.33 $ 83,880
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 150 0.26 2.40 $ 50.80 $ 105,660
Toledo, OH 80 0.26 2.37 $ 45.06 $ 93,720
Fort Collins, CO 40 0.26 2.35 $ 55.47 $ 115,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 50 0.25 2.29 $ 43.29 $ 90,040
Evansville, IN-KY 40 0.24 2.22 $ 43.76 $ 91,030
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 520 0.23 2.06 $ 49.12 $ 102,170


Map of annual mean wages of radiation therapists by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Radiation Therapists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 160 0.07 0.60 $ 90.87 $ 189,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 90 0.08 0.70 $ 86.78 $ 180,500
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 90 0.09 0.79 $ 80.83 $ 168,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 190 0.09 0.81 $ 77.75 $ 161,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 120 0.08 0.73 $ 71.97 $ 149,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 350 0.06 0.52 $ 66.90 $ 139,160
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,120 0.12 1.07 $ 64.27 $ 133,680
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 40 0.09 0.84 $ 63.36 $ 131,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 60 0.04 0.35 $ 63.31 $ 131,690
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 160 0.12 1.13 $ 60.01 $ 124,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Radiation Therapists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.18 1.62 $ 42.62 $ 88,640
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 2.44 $ 28.47 $ 59,220

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radiation Therapists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 2.44 $ 28.47 $ 59,220
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.18 1.62 $ 42.62 $ 88,640

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Radiation Therapists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.18 1.62 $ 42.62 $ 88,640
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 2.44 $ 28.47 $ 59,220


About May 2023 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024