Healthcare Practitioners
Radiologic Technologists
SOC 29-2034
Run the X-ray and imaging machines that let doctors see inside the body.
The job
Median pay
$80k
$65k to $99k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.0% projected
Openings a year
13k
BLS projection
Typical education
Associate's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
24/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
25th pct
More exposed than 25% of occupations · modeled estimate · 34th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
64/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
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 | 20,900 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $121k |
| Texas | 20,250 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Florida | 16,470 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $77k |
| New York | 13,450 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $98k |
| Ohio | 9,570 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $78k |
| North Carolina | 9,250 | 1.9 | 1.3× | $74k |
| Pennsylvania | 8,090 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $76k |
| Illinois | 7,650 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $80k |
| Georgia | 7,540 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $75k |
| Michigan | 7,220 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $76k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 6,320 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $95k |
| Massachusetts | 5,500 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $104k |
| Indiana | 5,470 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $78k |
| Missouri | 5,170 | 1.8 | 1.2× | $73k |
| Virginia | 5,140 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $81k |
| Wisconsin | 5,010 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Minnesota | 4,910 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $83k |
| Arizona | 4,670 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $89k |
| Tennessee | 4,660 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $65k |
| Washington | 4,130 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $102k |
| Colorado | 3,960 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $88k |
| Oklahoma | 3,640 | 2.1 | 1.4× | $74k |
| Kentucky | 3,630 | 1.8 | 1.2× | $70k |
| South Carolina | 3,630 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $70k |
| Alabama | 3,500 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Louisiana | 3,370 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $64k |
| Maryland | 3,370 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $86k |
| Connecticut | 3,230 | 1.9 | 1.3× | $92k |
| Oregon | 2,700 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $102k |
| Iowa | 2,550 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $66k |
| Mississippi | 2,510 | 2.2 | 1.5× | $59k |
| Kansas | 2,270 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $76k |
| Arkansas | 2,210 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Nevada | 1,840 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $83k |
| West Virginia | 1,810 | 2.6 | 1.7× | $74k |
| Utah | 1,780 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $81k |
| Nebraska | 1,670 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $73k |
| Idaho | 1,490 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $80k |
| New Hampshire | 1,240 | 1.8 | 1.2× | $85k |
| New Mexico | 1,150 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $80k |
| Maine | 1,050 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $80k |
| South Dakota | 980 | 2.1 | 1.4× | $65k |
| Montana | 850 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $77k |
| North Dakota | 740 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $68k |
| Hawaii | 690 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $102k |
| Washington DC | 660 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $103k |
| Rhode Island | 660 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $85k |
| Delaware | 650 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $84k |
| Vermont | 470 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $95k |
| Wyoming | 430 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $78k |
| Alaska | 370 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $99k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ12,700 jobs · $103k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,450 jobs · $108k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,650 jobs · $82k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,470 jobs · $83k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5,000 jobs · $81k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4,630 jobs · $79k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,130 jobs · $80k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4,100 jobs · $105k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Radiologic Technologists interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.