Healthcare Practitioners

Medical Physicists

SOC 29-9099

Apply physics to improve the safety and effectiveness of medical imaging and treatment.

Median pay

$66k

$48k to $97k typical range

Outlook

Growing

3k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral

AI exposure

52%

modeled estimate · 48th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

73/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.