Healthcare Practitioners
Radiation Safety Officers
SOC 29-9011
Oversee radiation safety programs in hospitals, labs, and nuclear facilities.
The job
Median pay
$90k
Estimated
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
Estimated
Openings a year
Not published
BLS does not publish openings for this occupation, and we do not guess one
Typical education
Bachelor's plus cert
Our model
AI exposure
Not measured
No task data or O*NET work context for this role, so it is not ranked
Future-proof
63/100
Key skills
- Radiation protection
- Regulation
- Monitoring
- Training
- Documentation
Pay and jobs by state: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (group)
Group figures. BLS reports no numbers for Radiation Safety Officers on its own; this is the group it belongs to. BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 990,550 | 54.4 | 0.9× | $123k |
| Texas | 802,150 | 57.0 | 0.9× | $83k |
| Florida | 667,930 | 67.3 | 1.1× | $81k |
| New York | 617,600 | 63.7 | 1.0× | $104k |
| Pennsylvania | 437,740 | 72.2 | 1.1× | $82k |
| Ohio | 409,590 | 73.8 | 1.2× | $81k |
| Illinois | 378,880 | 62.1 | 1.0× | $85k |
| North Carolina | 327,500 | 66.3 | 1.1× | $81k |
| Georgia | 305,500 | 62.5 | 1.0× | $84k |
| Michigan | 294,910 | 67.0 | 1.1× | $84k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 284,830 | 66.5 | 1.1× | $103k |
| Massachusetts | 250,740 | 68.9 | 1.1× | $100k |
| Virginia | 230,590 | 56.1 | 0.9× | $87k |
| Tennessee | 218,160 | 66.5 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Indiana | 211,490 | 66.1 | 1.1× | $81k |
| Arizona | 210,400 | 64.9 | 1.0× | $93k |
| Missouri | 208,140 | 70.9 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Minnesota | 196,480 | 66.6 | 1.1× | $99k |
| Washington | 192,470 | 54.2 | 0.9× | $109k |
| Wisconsin | 189,800 | 64.5 | 1.0× | $86k |
| Maryland | 172,320 | 62.4 | 1.0× | $99k |
| Colorado | 154,720 | 53.8 | 0.8× | $98k |
| Louisiana | 147,700 | 76.3 | 1.2× | $74k |
| South Carolina | 146,120 | 63.4 | 1.0× | $80k |
| Alabama | 145,300 | 68.7 | 1.1× | $67k |
| Kentucky | 141,040 | 70.5 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Connecticut | 118,720 | 70.0 | 1.1× | $100k |
| Oklahoma | 113,620 | 66.5 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Oregon | 108,210 | 55.0 | 0.9× | $118k |
| Kansas | 97,480 | 67.8 | 1.1× | $78k |
| Arkansas | 92,160 | 70.7 | 1.1× | $75k |
| Iowa | 92,100 | 59.1 | 0.9× | $78k |
| Utah | 87,620 | 50.5 | 0.8× | $82k |
| Mississippi | 86,090 | 74.0 | 1.2× | $67k |
| Nevada | 76,300 | 49.2 | 0.8× | $96k |
| Nebraska | 68,630 | 67.0 | 1.1× | $82k |
| West Virginia | 64,450 | 91.9 | 1.4× | $77k |
| New Mexico | 52,060 | 59.8 | 0.9× | $86k |
| Idaho | 51,500 | 60.1 | 0.9× | $84k |
| New Hampshire | 45,550 | 66.7 | 1.1× | $96k |
| Maine | 45,100 | 70.4 | 1.1× | $87k |
| Delaware | 36,200 | 74.7 | 1.2× | $97k |
| Hawaii | 35,830 | 57.1 | 0.9× | $106k |
| South Dakota | 35,450 | 77.5 | 1.2× | $78k |
| Rhode Island | 33,680 | 67.2 | 1.1× | $97k |
| Montana | 32,120 | 62.8 | 1.0× | $82k |
| North Dakota | 30,480 | 71.0 | 1.1× | $80k |
| Washington DC | 29,790 | 42.4 | 0.7× | $100k |
| Vermont | 21,730 | 71.5 | 1.1× | $87k |
| Alaska | 21,500 | 66.0 | 1.1× | $106k |
| Wyoming | 14,810 | 52.8 | 0.8× | $83k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ603,870 jobs · $109k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA339,340 jobs · $110k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN279,160 jobs · $91k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX231,020 jobs · $94k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD213,800 jobs · $96k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX188,810 jobs · $89k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH184,840 jobs · $102k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL182,360 jobs · $84k median
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