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SOC 29-2034
Radiologic technologists and technicians perform X-ray, CT and other radiographic examinations according to radiologists' examination requests: verify patient identity and examination sites; explain examinations and provide radiation protection; position patients and set exposure conditions; operate imaging equipment to obtain diagnostic images; review image acceptability and repeat images as needed; prepare and use contrast agents or medications under physician guidance and assist with more complex contrast and interventional procedures; maintain examination and quality control records and report equipment abnormalities. This page uses the exact U.S. O*NET occupation Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (29-2034.00). U.S. wages use OEWS figures for this exact occupation, while employment and openings use the BLS occupational outlook group combined with MRI technologists. No verifiable occupation-specific wage data were obtained for China, so the insufficient-evidence label is retained.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((0+50+0)/3+0.5)=17; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
If you are willing to combine medical imaging technology with patient care and judge procedure acceptability against protocols and image requirements, this work is worth exploring. First clarify three matters: whether you can independently verify requests and position patients, who approves contrast use and image quality judgments, and to whom you escalate patient abnormalities or equipment failures.
This card's conclusions come from public occupational task information and editorial synthesis. They are not your personal assessment results and do not predict employment outcomes. Actual tasks depend on the employer, department and equipment; the same Chinese title may involve entirely different duties and authority at different institutions.
Signals worth considering include willingness to repeatedly check positioning and protection according to procedures, accurately record unacceptable images and reasons for repeats, and accept that radiologists make diagnostic judgments. Reasons for caution include treating one acceptable image as a universal conclusion or changing equipment parameters and patient records without authorization.
U.S. O*NET29-2034.00 covers radiographic imaging, patient preparation, equipment operation, image quality evaluation and documentation. Contrast-related tasks follow physician guidance and qualifications in the actual jurisdiction; they do not grant Chinese clinical operating authority. U.S. wages are occupation-specific, while this page's employment overview combines the MRI group. BLS also reports separate employment; do not add it to the overview.
The same person often connects several aspects of radiologic technology work, but they differ in nature: some involve positioning and imaging according to examination requests, some use image quality standards to decide on repeats, and others address safety and records under radiation protection procedures. Considering them separately helps identify the abilities a position actually requires.
Career direction comparison
The table below compares five adjacent occupations: MRI technologists, nuclear medicine technologists, diagnostic medical sonographers, cardiovascular technicians and radiation therapists. The final row covers imaging positioning and equipment quality control within this occupation. Rows compare core work and outputs, responsibility boundaries and selection conditions to help check positions, not establish automatic transfer or promotion paths.
| Career direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Best-fit choice |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist (MRI Technologist) | Operate MRI equipment to obtain diagnostic images, perform safety checks and image interpretation, and produce images and examination records. | The responsibility is MRI, requiring magnetic resonance imaging and safety procedures. Some radiographic imaging experience transfers, but magnetic resonance physics and safety require separate learning. | More suitable for people interested in MRI and soft-tissue imaging; treating X-ray experience as a direct MRI qualification underestimates entry requirements. |
AI impact on this career
This page has not obtained generative AI exposure rankings or clinical adoption measurements for individual 29-2034 tasks. Authorized record organization and quality control report drafts are editorial trial candidates. Image analysis algorithms differ from text generation; cross-occupation information cannot establish smaller impacts on on-site operation, much less grant diagnostic or repeat-imaging authority. AI Impact Score 17% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((0+50+0)/3+0.5)=17; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese mainland salary reference
The same title covers widely differing positions in mainland China, from execution-level imaging technology roles to combined roles involving contrast assistance, equipment quality control and mentoring. Check duties and authorization rather than titles alone.
This page has not obtained current original Chinese recruitment pay information matched to duties, institutions and professional scope. This is an information gap, not proof that no public market samples exist.
This round did not obtain original Chinese public recruitment pay information with verified posting status and matching duties, industries and project scope. The gap remains; adjacent-level samples or industry averages are not substitutes.
As above: no verifiable original public recruitment pay information for this occupation was obtained. Pay offers for positions unrelated to medical imaging are not cited.
U.S. Pay Reference
This occupation's 2025 median wage is 80,110 USD annually and 38.52 hourly. The overview uses the 2025—2035 combined radiologic / MRI group of 278,100 workers, 5% growth and 15,300 average annual openings. BLS separately lists this occupation at 234,200→246,000, a net increase of 11,800, not combined-group values; do not mix or add them.
| Position in Wage Statistics | Annual Wage Reference | Conversion Limits | How to Interpret This Position |
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| Lowest 10% | Below 55,980 USD / year | Official annual wages, not personal monthly income | The lowest-paid 10% marks the lower end of the distribution: when annual wages of wage and salary employees nationwide in this occupation are ordered from lowest to highest, 10% earn less than 55,980 USD. |
| Median (50%) | 80,110 USD / year | Official annual wages, not personal take-home pay |
Career Suitability Guide
Relevant behaviors include accurate positioning and image quality checks, accurate records of unacceptable images and repeats, driving issues through correction, and accepting that authorized roles decide contrast use and diagnostic judgments. Assessments can raise questions, not provide conclusions.
You May Be More Suited： You may be more suited if you are willing to operate accurately under procedures, take responsibility for image quality and patient safety, and record accurately.
Situations Requiring Caution： Use caution if you treat one acceptable image as a universal conclusion or use contrast agents or change equipment parameters without authorization.
Try an Entry Exercise： Try an entry exercise: use R1—R5 to review image quality and repeat records for a fictional examination and compare with reference deliverables.
Work Pressure, Risks and Professional Boundaries
Radiologic technologists and technicians should assess three boundaries in advance: who decides contrast use, image interpretation and equipment operation; whether examination records and patient images may be overwritten, transferred or cleared; and who decides examination suspension and escalation during patient abnormalities or equipment failures.
O*NET provides task background; the following are fictional editorial risk scenarios, not accident rates. Chinese radiological diagnosis and treatment provisions require institutional licensing, staff health examinations / training and dose monitoring, justification and protection. Medical and health information is sensitive personal information under PIPL; check processing grounds and applicable obligations separately.
Typical scenario：To keep examinations on schedule, contrast agents are used or equipment parameters changed without physician and departmental approval.
Roles most affected：Positions Responsible for Contrast Procedures and Equipment Operation
Entry, Qualifications and Career Development
The typical U.S. route is a two-year associate degree and practice registration (O*NET Job Zone 3), often starting in supervised routine examination roles and exploring CT, contrast assistance and image quality control. Chinese requirements follow target employer and institution postings.
Career Outlook and Related Career Directions
BLS Occupational Outlook combines radiologic technologists and technicians with MRI technologists: projected 5% growth during 2025—2035 (faster than average), with about 15,300 annual openings including replacements. This occupation's May 2025 median wage is 80,110 USD / year. No exact occupation-specific Chinese wages were obtained.
United States · U.S. BLS (Combined Radiologic and MRI Group)
Faster than average (2025—2035)
Employment Growth Rate and Official Net Change
The overview uses 5% growth for the 2025—2035 combined radiologic / MRI group. BLS also separately reports this occupation at 234,200→246,000, a net increase of 11,800. Do not add separate and combined figures or infer Chinese demand.
Does not establish：U.S. combined group only; no estimates of Chinese employment or recruitment numbers.
A typical cycle is to verify examination requests, position and protect patients, set exposure conditions, acquire images, interpret image quality and repeat imaging, and document and perform quality control, while maintaining examination and quality records. O*NET 29-2034.00 uses U.S. scope. U.S. wages use OEWS figures for the exact occupation, while employment and openings use the group combined with MRI technologists. Actual duties depend on employer and departmental scope.
This occupation focuses on X-ray, CT and other radiographic imaging, emphasizing request verification, positioning and image quality. MRI technologists specialize in magnetic resonance imaging and safety procedures; the subjects and responsibilities differ.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
The checklists on this page are prompts for self-reflection only, not hiring criteria, personality evaluations or conclusions about ability. Authorization and boundaries vary considerably for radiologic technologists and technicians: authority over positioning and image acquisition, contrast preparation, image interpretation and equipment repair belongs to different roles. No checklist replaces checking the actual authority and departmental scope of the target position.
First observe whether you can break a vague examination request into examination site, position, exposure conditions and protection requirements, and determine whether existing equipment and procedures can meet them. Then complete a full exercise using fictional materials R1—R5 in the entry module: check the examination request, positioning points, exposure parameters and image quality records, flagging items requiring confirmation or escalation. The exercise requires only paper and text files, with no real equipment, radiation sources or patients needed.
Work follows examination requests, radiation protection procedures and image quality standards. Approval of contrast use, diagnostic judgments and equipment repair follows departmental authorization and rules; it is not assumed to belong to radiologic technologists and technicians.
Check examination sites, image quality standards and radiation protection procedures; appropriately authorized roles confirm contrast use, diagnostic judgments and equipment repair.
The table below primarily compares this occupation with MRI technologists, examining core purpose, subject and basis of work, core process, main outputs, responsible roles, approval authority and limits of conclusions row by row. Both perform medical imaging examinations, but this occupation focuses on X-ray, CT and other radiographic imaging, while MRI technologists specialize in magnetic resonance imaging. Similar titles in China's current public occupational standards catalog concern different work subjects and do not establish interchangeable qualifications or authority.
| Dimension | Primary track | Comparison track |
|---|---|---|
| Core Purpose | Radiologic technologists and technicians: perform X-ray, CT and other radiographic examinations according to requests and evaluate image quality. | Magnetic resonance imaging technologist (MRI technologist): operate MRI equipment to obtain diagnostic images, focusing on soft-tissue structures. |
| Main Subject and Basis of Work | Radiologic technologists and technicians: X-ray, CT and other radiographic examinations, based on examination requests, radiation protection procedures and image quality standards. | MRI technologist: magnetic resonance imaging examinations, based on MRI equipment procedures and safety requirements. |
| Core Process | Radiologic technologists and technicians: receive request—verify identity and site—position and protect—set conditions—acquire and evaluate images—document and review. | MRI technologist: requirements—safety verification—positioning—imaging—interpretation—documentation. |
| Main Outputs | Radiologic technologists and technicians: diagnostic images, examination and quality control records, and grounds for repeats and escalation. | MRI technologist: magnetic resonance images and examination records. |
| Responsible Role | Radiologic technologists and technicians: responsible for image quality and operating safety; contrast use, diagnostic judgments and equipment repair follow authorization. | MRI technologist: responsible for MRI image quality and patient safety within the imaging technology professional track. |
| Authority and Approval | Radiologic technologists and technicians: check approval authority and escalation routes for contrast use, diagnostic judgments and equipment repair. | MRI technologist: equipment and safety procedures follow departmental rules, not titles. |
| Limits of Conclusions | Radiologic technologists and technicians: used to choose a direction, not determine hiring or promotion. | MRI technologist: magnetic resonance skills transfer, but X-ray and CT positions require separate learning. |
Determine examination site, position and exposure conditions from radiologists' requests and clinical information, and verify patient identity and examination site.
Explain examination procedures and cooperation requirements, position and immobilize patients for the examination site, and implement radiation protection and necessary care.
Operate X-ray, CT and other imaging equipment, set exposure time and distance, and obtain images meeting diagnostic requirements.
Evaluate whether images meet diagnostic purposes under technical standards, and document unacceptable images and reasons for repeats; this is not making a disease diagnosis.
Prepare and use contrast agents or medications under radiologist guidance, assisting with more complex contrast and interventional procedures.
Record examination and patient information, maintain examination protocol documents, perform quality control and report equipment abnormalities.
Use the following items for individual checks during interviews or before starting work; answers come from the target employer and department, not inferences on this page.
Check whether the employer explains this position's authority over contrast use, image interpretation and equipment operation, and the request route for matters beyond it.
Check whether the role requires rotating night shifts, emergency work and bedside radiography, and who arranges shifts and equipment.
Check image interpretation responsibility boundaries, repeat criteria and who finally confirms examination completion.
Check escalation contacts, deadlines and authority to suspend examinations for patient abnormalities, equipment failures or radiation safety questions.
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist | Prepare and use radiopharmaceuticals and operate nuclear medicine imaging equipment, producing nuclear medicine images and records. | The responsibility is radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals, requiring nuclear medicine imaging and radiopharmaceutical knowledge. Radiation safety experience transfers, but radionuclide handling and imaging require separate learning. | More suitable for people interested in radionuclides and functional imaging who are willing to follow stricter safety procedures; treating general radiographic experience as a nuclear medicine qualification underestimates entry requirements. |
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| Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | Operate ultrasound equipment to perform examinations and record and organize images, producing ultrasound images and examination records. | The responsibility is ultrasound imaging, requiring ultrasound skills and anatomy knowledge. Patient care experience transfers, but ultrasound operation and interpretation require separate learning. | More suitable for people interested in ultrasound and radiation-free imaging; treating radiographic imaging experience as an ultrasound qualification underestimates entry requirements. |
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| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | Assist with cardiovascular examinations and interventional procedures, recording and organizing images and physiological data. | The responsibility is cardiovascular examinations and interventions, requiring cardiovascular anatomy and interventional support skills; patient care experience is only one part. | More suitable for people willing to support cardiovascular examinations and interventions; treating imaging experience as cardiovascular technology qualification underestimates the scope. |
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| Radiation Therapist | Deliver radiation therapy as prescribed, position patients and deliver prescribed doses, producing treatment and dose records. | The responsibility is cancer radiation therapy, requiring radiation therapy and dose knowledge. Radiation protection principles transfer, but treatment planning and dosimetry require separate learning. | More suitable for people interested in cancer treatment and doses; treating diagnostic imaging experience as a radiation therapy qualification underestimates entry requirements. |
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| Imaging Positioning and Equipment Quality Control Direction | Position patients for the examination site and set exposure conditions, acquire images and judge acceptability, producing images and quality control records. | The responsibility is image acquisition at this occupation's operational core, requiring positioning, exposure setting and image quality judgment skills. | More suitable for people willing to position patients and acquire images who are sensitive to image quality; without image acquisition responsibility, long-term development may be limited. |
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The occupations compared above share foundational medical imaging and patient care skills but have different subjects of responsibility: MRI technologists focus on magnetic resonance imaging; nuclear medicine technologists on radiopharmaceuticals and radionuclide imaging; sonographers on ultrasound imaging; cardiovascular technicians on cardiovascular examinations and interventions; and radiation therapists on cancer radiation therapy. This occupation focuses on X-ray, CT and other radiographic examinations. Compare differences in inputs, outputs and approval authority rather than titles.
Start by choosing a direction for low-cost validation: practice an actual task from it, then check target-position authorization and departmental boundaries. Avoid treating the direction's name as an established pathway.
Possible assistance: retrieval, classification, summaries, record drafts and field comparisons; technical demonstrations do not mean departmental adoption.
Adoption requirements: patient data permissions, equipment integration, verifiable outputs and audit records; technical capability does not mean clinical adoption.
This page has not obtained generative AI exposure rankings or clinical adoption measurements for individual 29-2034 tasks. Authorized record organization and quality control report drafts are editorial trial candidates. Image analysis algorithms differ from text generation; cross-occupation information cannot establish smaller impacts on on-site operation, much less grant diagnostic or repeat-imaging authority.
| Work area | Task | Current change | Human control point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requests and Scope | Examination Request Verification | Trial use may include organizing requests and site lists; physicians confirm scope. | Check the site and clinical information against the request; physicians confirm abnormalities. |
| Positioning Design | Positioning and Protection | Trial use may include positioning and protection prompts; people decide positioning. | Check positioning and immobilization against examination site and protection requirements. |
| Imaging and Interpretation | Imaging and Image Interpretation | Trial use may include organizing image quality data and discrepancies; people remain responsible for interpretation and repeats. | Record exposure parameters, doses and image quality according to procedures. |
| Contrast Preparation | Contrast and Medication Preparation | Trial use may include drafting medication checklists; physicians and authorized personnel confirm use. | Check contrast agents and medication preparation under physician guidance. |
| Analysis and Quality | Data Analysis and Quality Verification | Trial use may include organizing data and assumptions; conclusions must be checked against original data. | Check patient data sources, scope and conclusion boundaries. |
| Records and Documentation | Records and Documentation | Trial use may include record and document drafts; people remain responsible for signing and release. | Check examination record versions, changes and review trails. |
| Quality Control and Escalation | Equipment Quality Control and Fault Escalation | Trial use may include organizing quality control and fault lists; authorized people handle responses and escalation. | Check equipment quality control, fault and escalation records. |
Potential exposure, employer expectations, employment projections and actual adoption measure different things; this page does not use them to provide efficiency or layoff figures for this occupation.
Break imaging examinations into supporting tasks suitable for trials and tasks requiring human responsibility, to avoid treating tool outputs as image interpretation conclusions or operating decisions.
AI primarily changesEditorial trial candidate: check completeness of authorized examination requests; patient identity, positioning and protection must be confirmed on site.
Human responsibility remainsPeople decide positioning and protection.
AI primarily changesEditorial trial candidate: organize existing quality control data and discrepancies; do not treat generated suggestions as patient image quality or repeat-imaging decisions.
Human responsibility remainsPeople remain responsible for image interpretation and repeats.
AI primarily changesEditorial trial candidate: generate authorized examination record and quality control drafts while retaining original images and parameters.
Human responsibility remainsPeople remain responsible for signing records, quality control judgments and fault escalation.
Before using any supporting tool, define scope, review and responsibility in the following order to avoid treating generated results as confirmed conclusions.
Before entering information into a tool, confirm examination site, patient information scope, data permissions and usage context.
Use only authorized information and systems, retaining source locations and versions. Do not automatically fill in unspecified conditions as facts.
Manually recalculate exposure parameters and units, and verify patient identity and examination site before submitting for authorized confirmation.
Keep original records, inputs, tool versions, drafts, discrepancies and confirmation records.
Separate technologists' technical image quality evaluation from physicians' disease diagnoses. Check contrast use and equipment repair against legal qualifications and departmental authorization; tools do not bear clinical responsibility.
Generated content cannot prove clinical information is true; incorrect positioning or interpretation affects diagnosis and patient safety.
Control: Locate each item in requests and examination records, list unknown conditions separately, and do not use results clinically without human and authorized confirmation.
Patient information and examination records may be personal information; external sharing may violate law and hospital rules.
Control: First check employer and departmental permission and intended information use, limit input scope, and ask the responsible role when uncertain.
Conclusions are untraceable if the examination conditions and image version used at the time cannot be identified.
Control: Record tool versions, parameters and imaging conditions, and retain original records and review trails.
Exposure parameter or unit errors affect image quality and dose control.
Control: Recalculate parameters and units, check equipment settings and protection conditions, and do not enter zero for unknowns.
Without a person confirming the work, image interpretation and operating responsibilities cannot be defined.
Control: Identify who confirms drafting, review, interpretation and operation, and retain evidence for every item.
First practice request verification, positioning and exposure settings, image quality judgments and protection. Tools provide assistance only and do not replace on-site operation or interpretation.
Use tools to organize examination records and image quality data in authorized settings, manually recalculate and retain original records.
Compare manual records with tool outputs, document omissions and interpretation errors, and identify who confirms results.
Clarify patient information uses and version control, and define the permitted trial scope and division of responsibilities.
This page has not obtained generative AI exposure rankings or clinical adoption measurements for individual 29-2034 tasks. Authorized record organization and quality control report drafts are editorial trial candidates. Image analysis algorithms differ from text generation; cross-occupation information cannot establish smaller impacts on on-site operation, much less grant diagnostic or repeat-imaging authority.
Source: ILO Working Paper 140 / WEF 2025Original source ↗
You do not need to start by coding. Daily work more often involves reading examination requests and equipment parameters, following operating procedures, checking image quality and leaving an audit trail. Digital tool use depends on employer permission and data boundaries.
Source: O*NET 29-2034.00 (task scope)Original source ↗
This page has not obtained generative AI exposure rankings or clinical adoption measurements for individual 29-2034 tasks. Authorized record organization and quality control report drafts are editorial trial candidates. Image analysis algorithms differ from text generation; cross-occupation information cannot establish smaller impacts on on-site operation, much less grant diagnostic or repeat-imaging authority.
Source: ILO Working Paper 140 / GPTs are GPTsOriginal source ↗
This page's overview uses the current 2025—2035 combined radiologic / MRI group: 5% growth and 15,300 average annual openings. OOH also lists 29-2034 employment of 234,200→246,000, a net increase of 11,800; separate and combined scopes differ and do not establish AI causation.
Source: BLS 2025—2035 employment projections (combined group)Original source ↗
Tools cannot approve contrast agents, diagnoses or equipment repair. Technologists may evaluate technical image quality under authorized procedures; physicians handle disease diagnoses. Internal authorization cannot replace legal qualifications.
Source: O*NET 29-2034.00 (tasks and authorization boundaries)Original source ↗
The sources provide no year when this occupation will disappear, and this page does not estimate one. Refer to official statistics and employer job descriptions.
Source: BLS 2025—2035 employment projections (no disappearance year)Original source ↗
Prioritize examination request verification, positioning and exposure settings, and image quality judgments; in authorized settings, observe tool omissions and data errors.
Source: O*NET 29-2034.00 (tasks and work context)Original source ↗
Check examination requests and patient information scope, equipment and parameter versions, data permissions and departmental authorization before discussing tool uses. This page has not obtained evidence of AI adoption rates, layoff rates or wage effects for this occupation; these gaps remain.
As above: without verifiable samples, this page shows no specific pay offers, to avoid misleading readers.
Without current matching original recruitment postings, the table below offers editorial exploration suggestions, not common hospital education or position requirements.
| Educational Background | Directions the Editors Suggest Exploring | Notes and Checking Suggestions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree Background: Check Major and Actual Postings | Medical imaging technology, radiographic examination and equipment operation roles | Explore authorized imaging technology tasks. Check qualifications, major, training and internal authorization separately; technologists' technical quality evaluation is not disease diagnosis. |
| Bachelor's Degree Background: Check Target Institution Requirements | Imaging technologist and radiologic technologist (CT / MRI directions) | Without current postings, do not claim most positions start with associate or bachelor's degrees; independent examinations also require statutory protection conditions and departmental authorization. |
| Postgraduate or Higher Education or Degree | Imaging technology research, medical physics and teaching roles | These conditions are requirements of particular institutions and positions, not universal entry requirements for this occupation. |
| Other Entry Routes (Non-Academic) | Imaging technology graduates and transferees: check education, major, training and qualifications for actual activities; nursing or equipment experience does not automatically confer radiographic operating authority | Chinese education, major and experience requirements are specified in each medical institution's and employer's postings and must be checked individually; one posting cannot establish universal requirements. |
Education levels and job directions in the table are editorial summaries for organizing checks; actual employer requirements are governed by original recruitment postings.
Imaging examination demand is concentrated here, with positions often in hospital radiology departments and imaging centers; check shift rotation and radiation protection requirements separately.
Editorial advice is to check equipment and lawful service scope at outpatient / health examination facilities; no time series establishing stable demand was obtained.
Demand exists for equipment application training, technical sales and after-sales support. Roles focus on equipment and services; check qualifications and project scope separately.
There is no quantified evidence for this occupation on AI's impact on pay. This page does not estimate pay increases or decreases or treat tool adoption rates as pay changes.
| The median is the 50% percentile, the distribution midpoint: half of wage and salary employees earn more annually and half earn less. This page uses the officially published median and does not substitute an average. |
| Highest 10% | Above 118,660 USD / year | Official annual wages, not personal take-home pay | The highest-paid 10% marks the upper end of the distribution: 10% of wage and salary employees earn more than 118,660 USD annually. The percentile table gives distribution values only, without identifying experience or job levels. |
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Pay · 10th Percentile：Below 55,980 USD / year；May 2025: the lowest-paid 10% in this occupation earn less annually than this value (OEWS percentile). This is a distribution position, not an entry-level wage. O*NET National Wages (derived from BLS OEWS)
Pay · 25th Percentile：64,810 USD / year；May 2025: 25th-percentile annual wage for this occupation. O*NET National Wages (derived from BLS OEWS)
Pay · Median：80,110 USD / year；May 2025: median annual wage for this occupation. The median is the distribution midpoint, not an individual's or newcomer's income. O*NET National Wages (derived from BLS OEWS)
Pay · 75th Percentile：98,750 USD / year；May 2025: 75th-percentile annual wage for this occupation. O*NET National Wages (derived from BLS OEWS)
Pay · 90th Percentile：Above 118,660 USD / year；May 2025: the highest-paid 10% in this occupation earn more annually than this value (OEWS percentile). Interpret high percentiles in the context of industry, location and experience. O*NET National Wages (derived from BLS OEWS)
The median is the wage distribution midpoint, not an entry-level pay offer; do not infer specific starting pay.
No. Official annual wages are calculated from the program's hourly wages using a standard working year, providing a comparable statistical measure rather than a particular person's annual salary. Individual income depends on actual hours, bonuses and the employer contract.
The data come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program, which summarizes wage distributions for wage and salary employees by occupation. Its wage measure includes base pay, commissions and production bonuses.
BLS publishes 2025 industry median wages for this occupation of 80,650 USD in hospitals, 84,720 in outpatient care centers, 78,400 in medical and diagnostic laboratories and 74,540 in physicians' offices. Location and experience also affect income; do not mix in MRI wages.
| Industry | Median Annual Wage / Statistical Status | How to Interpret This Value |
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| Hospitals (State, Local and Private) | 80,650 USD / year (2025) | BLS OOH lists 2025 industry median wages for this occupation, 29-2034; industry distributions cannot infer newcomer or individual income. |
| Outpatient Care Centers | 84,720 USD / year (2025) | BLS OOH lists 2025 industry median wages for this occupation, 29-2034; industry distributions cannot infer newcomer or individual income. |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | 78,400 USD / year (2025) | BLS OOH lists 2025 industry median wages for this occupation, 29-2034; industry distributions cannot infer newcomer or individual income. |
| Offices of Physicians | 74,540 USD / year (2025) | BLS OOH lists 2025 industry median wages for this occupation, 29-2034; industry distributions cannot infer newcomer or individual income. |
Official statistics cover wage and salary employees and exclude the self-employed. Wage and employment statistics have different scopes and cannot be converted into one another.
Annual wages are calculated from hourly wages in the same statistical program using a standard working year. Official conversion assumptions are not each person's actual paid hours.
BLS publishes 2025 industry median wages for this occupation of 80,650 USD in hospitals, 84,720 in outpatient care centers, 78,400 in medical and diagnostic laboratories and 74,540 in physicians' offices. Location and experience also affect income; do not mix in MRI wages.
About 15,300 annual job openings on average during the projection period, including replacement needs from occupational transfers and labor force exits；this is not net growth. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook (Radiologic and MRI Technologists)
O*NET occupational interest baseline
RCITask exploration: can you explain the basis for unacceptable images, retain repeat reasons and original records, and follow authorized workflows under time pressure?
Task exploration: can you check requests, identity and site and explain positioning and image quality requirements? Report patient safety questions first, without writing technical quality conclusions as disease diagnoses.
Which Holland Interest Types Are Closer to Radiologic Technologist and Technician Work?
The O*NET 29-2034.00 interest code is RCI (Realistic > Conventional > Investigative). It describes occupational characteristics only, does not predict individual performance and is not a hiring criterion.
Do not use it this way: Interest codes are for exploring directions only; do not use RCI as a screening requirement.
Test My Holland Career InterestsWhich Big Five Traits Are More Relevant to This Work?
This page does not identify a best personality type. Observable behaviors relevant to imaging technology include following operating procedures, attention to detail and accurate recording; these are editorial summaries.
Do not use it this way: This page has not verified a specific model in which personality scores predict image quality or clinical outcomes for this occupation. It sets no thresholds; observe authorized simulated verification, quality records and patient communication.
View My Big Five Personality TraitsCan MBTI Tell Me Whether Radiologic Technologist and Technician Work Suits Me?
MBTI is not used to judge suitability. The role requires verification, positioning and communication, all of which are trainable behaviors.
Do not use it this way: Do not explain or predict examination performance through type membership.
Understand My MBTI PreferencesCan the Enneagram Indicate Whether This Occupation Suits Me?
The Enneagram is not a basis for suitability judgments; more relevant behaviors are preserving evidence for unacceptable images, narrowing conclusions and reporting.
Do not use it this way: Do not explain unacceptable images or examination delays through type membership.
Explore My Enneagram PatternsCan I Become a Radiologic Technologist or Technician if I Struggle With Math?
This occupation does not use IQ tests as an entry requirement, but requires understanding imaging anatomy, exposure parameters and dose concepts. These are work methods that can be practiced.
Do not use it this way: Quantitative scores cannot replace operating and verification skills; if you persistently avoid technical details, use exercises for initial observation.
Understand My Intelligence and Reasoning PerformanceDoes Radiologic Technologist and Technician Work Require High Emotional Intelligence?
Specific communication and collaboration situations include explaining examinations to patients, checking requests with physicians and handing patients over to nursing staff. These are work behaviors, not emotional intelligence scores.
Do not use it this way: Do not attribute all communication problems to personal traits.
Understand My Emotional Intelligence AbilitiesFits better when: Interest in radionuclides and functional imaging
Watch for: Requires additional nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical knowledge; general radiographic experience does not automatically confer nuclear medicine qualifications.
Explore related career: Nuclear Medicine TechnologistFits better when: Interest in MRI and soft-tissue imaging
Watch for: Requires additional magnetic resonance physics and safety procedures; X-ray experience does not automatically confer MRI qualifications.
Explore related career: Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistFits better when: Interest in operating-room assistance and aseptic technique
Watch for: Requires additional aseptic and surgical assistance skills; imaging examination experience does not automatically confer operating-room qualifications.
Explore related career: Surgical TechnologistFits better when: Interest in cancer treatment and doses
Watch for: Requires additional radiation therapy and dosimetry fundamentals; diagnostic imaging experience does not automatically confer radiation therapy qualifications.
Explore related career: Radiation TherapistFits better when: Interest in ultrasound and radiation-free imaging
Watch for: Requires additional ultrasound operation and anatomy knowledge; radiographic imaging experience does not transfer directly.
Explore related career: Diagnostic Medical SonographerFits better when: Interest in cardiovascular examinations and interventional assistance
Watch for: Requires additional cardiovascular anatomy and interventional assistance skills; imaging examination experience is only one part.
Explore related career: Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansThe work is more suitable for people willing to operate accurately under procedures, take responsibility for image quality and patient safety, and accept that authorized roles decide contrast use and diagnostic judgments. This page provides no personality conclusion.
Introversion is not a barrier: the role includes independent operation and interpretation as well as daily communication with patients, physicians and nursing staff.
Extraversion is not required. What matters is clearly explaining examination requirements, retaining records, and reporting and escalating abnormalities.
There is no best MBTI type. MBTI is not used to judge suitability; validate through real tasks.
The O*NET interest code is RCI, with Realistic strongest. Interests are for exploration only and do not predict individual performance.
This page has not verified a specific model in which personality scores predict image quality or clinical outcomes for this occupation. It sets no thresholds; observe authorized simulated verification, quality records and patient communication.
Understanding exposure parameters, dose units, imaging anatomy and quality statistics is required. Check mathematical and scientific requirements against courses and equipment tasks; do not broadly claim advanced math is unnecessary or demands are uniformly low.
More relevant is clear communication and escalation of abnormalities; do not attribute all communication problems to personal traits.
The Enneagram is not a basis for judgment; observe using real task records and paper exercises.
Compare deliverables: examination verification and positioning explanations, exposure and image quality records, and repeat and escalation records. Use R1—R5 for validation.
Possible consequence：Affects patient safety and image quality, leaves responsibility unclear and may violate procedures.
How to reduce risk：Submit recommendations within your authority, escalate matters beyond it in writing to an authorized role, and retain the basis.
Evidence：O*NET 29-2034.00 occupational profile (tasks and work activities) · Provisions on the Administration of Radiological Diagnosis and Treatment (Ministry of Health Order 46)
Typical scenario：Inadequate identity or site verification causes mispositioning, repeat imaging or imaging of the wrong site.
Roles most affected：Positioning and Image Acquisition Positions
Possible consequence：Patients receive unnecessary radiation, and diagnosis may be delayed.
How to reduce risk：Double-check identity and site, repeat images under procedures and record reasons, and escalate abnormalities.
Evidence：O*NET 29-2034.00 occupational profile (tasks and work activities) · Provisions on the Administration of Radiological Diagnosis and Treatment (Ministry of Health Order 46)
Typical scenario：An image quality judgment is written as a diagnostic conclusion, or a judgment is made on behalf of the physician.
Roles most affected：Image Interpretation and Review Positions
Possible consequence：Assuming diagnostic responsibility beyond authority may mislead clinical care.
How to reduce risk：Judge image quality and acceptability only, leave diagnosis to radiologists, and document and escalate.
Evidence：O*NET 29-2034.00 occupational profile (tasks and work activities) · Provisions on the Administration of Radiological Diagnosis and Treatment (Ministry of Health Order 46)
Typical scenario：Editorial risk scenario: applicable personal dose monitoring, staff protection or necessary patient protection is not implemented, and justification of medical exposure is not checked. General text cannot serve as a specific shielding procedure.
Roles most affected：On-Site Operating Positions
Possible consequence：Patient and worker radiation exposure exceeds limits, violating protection requirements.
How to reduce risk：Follow applicable radiological protection procedures, dose monitoring and medical exposure requirements. Pause the relevant step and report questions; exercises on this page cannot determine real patient protection or examination parameters.
Evidence：O*NET 29-2034.00 occupational profile (tasks and work activities) · Provisions on the Administration of Radiological Diagnosis and Treatment (Ministry of Health Order 46)
Typical scenario：Patient information or images are improperly sent externally or used in unauthorized tools.
Roles most affected：Positions With Access to Patient and Imaging Materials
Possible consequence：May violate law, professional ethics and medical institution rules.
How to reduce risk：Use information only as minimally necessary and within authorization, restrict external sharing, and ask the responsible role when uncertain.
Evidence：O*NET 29-2034.00 occupational profile (tasks and work activities) · Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China
Typical scenario：A lone worker has no one to take over during equipment failures or peak periods.
Roles most affected：Night-Shift or Lone-Coverage Positions
Possible consequence：Examinations are interrupted, increasing waits for emergency and critically ill patients.
How to reduce risk：Check schedules and backup arrangements, and retain emergency procedures and minimum response requirements for critical equipment.
Evidence：O*NET 29-2034.00 occupational profile (tasks and work activities) · Provisions on the Administration of Radiological Diagnosis and Treatment (Ministry of Health Order 46)
| Entry-Level Position | Main Tasks Early in the Job | Ability Evidence Suggested for Checking by the Editors | How to Demonstrate Ability Without Experience | Differences From Other Directions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imaging Technology Execution Role | Under supervision, verify examination requests, position patients and acquire images, recording exposure conditions and image quality. | Can you position patients according to procedures and accurately record unacceptable images and repeat reasons? When questioned, can you explain the basis? | Use positioning and image quality records from the exercise to explain your approach, labeling unconfirmed conditions. | Focused on routine examination execution, generally without responsibility for contrast authorization or diagnostic judgments; institution and department determine authorization. |
| CT Operation Support Role | Assist with positioning, parameter settings and image organization for CT examinations. | Can you explain how parameters relate to image quality and accurately record discrepancies? | Use the R2—R4 exercise to explain parameter and image quality verification. | Focused on CT and parameters, differing from routine X-ray roles. |
| Image Quality and Quality Control Role | Perform image quality checks, organize quality control data and draft quality control conclusions. | Can you judge acceptability against standards, recalculate and explain applicable scope? | Use fictional examination image quality data to explain the limits of conclusions. | Focused on quality control and equipment, generally without diagnostic judgments. |
| Contrast Procedure Support Role | Assist with contrast preparation and examination support under physician guidance. | Can you explain contrast preparation and safety points? | Use the exercise checklist to explain tradeoffs. | Focused on contrast and interventional support, with narrower independent operating responsibilities. |
| Records and Documentation Role | Assist with examination records, quality control and work documentation. | Can you turn technical conclusions into actionable records and accurately state prerequisites? | Use examination records from the exercise to explain your approach. | Focused on documents and records, without directly deciding examination execution. |
O*NET Job Zone3 and the 61% associate, 32% bachelor's and 4% high school figures are U.S. self-reports and general preparation information; they do not mean uniform one-to-two-year entry training for this occupation. BLS lists an associate degree as typical; check state licensing / certification and employer conditions separately.
How to check: match every requirement in the target posting to a demonstrable ability or experience.
Most U.S. states require radiologic technologists to hold certification or registration; institutions set access and change permissions for patient information.
How to check: confirm practice registration, account permissions, change processes and independent operating scope.
The O*NET interest code is RCI. Work context data show about 96% encounter radiation daily, 79% have constant contact with others, 64% consider accuracy extremely important and 75% have daily time pressure; these are all U.S. self-reported measures.
How to check: match posting requirements to demonstrable positioning and image quality abilities.
Editorial advice is to prepare request verification, positioning and exposure conditions, image quality and repeat records for a fictional examination, labeling unconfirmed conditions and the basis.
How to check: ask someone to judge whether the basis for conclusions is complete using only the materials, rather than just the conclusion.
You are an imaging technologist at the fictional Mingchuan Imaging Center. Review examination and image quality records for examination form R-2401 and recommend archiving, corrective action or review. All materials and values below are entirely fictional, not real patients, equipment or imaging results.
R1 Requests and process: the emergency department requests 2 frontal chest X-rays and 1 abdominal CT, with images required within 30 minutes; patient A is in early pregnancy and patient B is a child. R2 Equipment and protection: one fixed DR unit, one mobile DR unit and one CT scanner; 2 sets each of lead aprons and thyroid collars. R3 Positioning and parameters: candidate A (adult chest X-ray, 110 kVp), B (pediatric chest X-ray, 100 kVp) and C (abdominal CT, 120 kVp); patient A in early pregnancy is referred for abdominal CT. R4 Image quality data: adult chest image acceptance rate 98%, pediatric chest 92% (standard ≥95%), CT 99%; 1 chest image failed because of respiratory motion and was repeated 1 time. R5 Conclusion and approval section: the draft says All acceptable; ready to archive, but review and radiologist confirmation fields are blank.
Check R1—R5 item by item and state which results meet requirements, which need correction, which information is insufficient, and which unconfirmed items and approver must be included in the archiving recommendation.
Do not add patient information, parameters or authorization information absent from the scenario; list unknowns separately.
Meets requirements: adult chest 98% and CT 99% both meet the standard (≥95%). Requires correction: pediatric chest 92% is below standard; adjust positioning or parameters and retest. Patient A's abdominal CT in early pregnancy requires checking clinical necessity and protection first; do not proceed directly. Requires verification: pediatric positioning plan, early-pregnancy protection and physician confirmation.
The archiving recommendation must state that pediatric chest images fail the standard and review and physician confirmation fields are blank, and must be approved by an authorized role. The technologist only submits recommendations and records.
This exercise involves no real patients, real equipment or real images. Actual examinations, contrast procedures and archiving follow medical institution procedures. If you cannot judge, you may write Insufficient basis to judge and explain what evidence is missing.
Use R1—R3 to complete a comparison table of examination requests, sites, parameters and protection, flagging unknowns and questions requiring clarification.
Review method: another person should be able to identify which information is insufficient and why from the table alone.
For each item in R4, state the acceptance rate, standard, examination conditions and judgment.
Review method: conclusions match original data and standards, with applicable scope identified.
Use R4 to write a corrective action record covering the event, impact, open questions and escalation contact; the record must be traceable to the examination and equipment.
Review method: the corrective action scope and next step are clear.
Use R5 to recommend archiving, listing passing items, items requiring correction, unconfirmed items and the approver; do not archive independently or sign on another's behalf.
Review method: the recommendation matches the evidence and does not exceed authority.
| Stage | What May Be Assessed | Observable Evidence | Limits of Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check Requests and Sites | Can you identify inconsistencies between requests and patients? | Explain that abdominal CT for a patient in early pregnancy requires checking necessity and protection first | One institution's verification method cannot be generalized into an industry-wide examination |
| Check Positioning and Parameters | Can you identify how parameters affect image quality? | Explain that pediatric chest X-rays require parameters and positioning adjusted to body size | Methods vary by equipment and site |
| Check Image Quality Judgments | Can you judge acceptability against standards? | Identify that pediatric chest images at 92% fail the ≥95% standard | Standards vary by institution; thresholds from elsewhere cannot be reused |
| Check Archiving and Authorization | Can you distinguish recommendations from approval? | Identify blank review and physician confirmation fields and explain that archiving requires authorized approval | Institution and department determine archiving authority; assumptions from elsewhere cannot be reused |
Read R1—R5 and write a role boundary card: permitted actions (positioning and recording according to procedures), actions requiring review (contrast and archiving recommendations), and prohibited actions (independent contrast use or archiving). Confirm no real examinations will occur.
Use R1—R2 to check requests, patients and equipment protection, flagging conditions affecting examinations and safety.
Use R3 to list candidate positioning and parameter plans, identifying applicable patients and limitations for each.
State acceptance rates, standards and conclusions item by item, flagging failures and items requiring retesting.
Use R4 to write a corrective action record: event, impact, open questions and escalation contact.
List passing items, items requiring correction, unconfirmed items and the approver; do not archive independently.
Compare the outputs from the first six days with the reference deliverables and revise them. Record the step most easily overlooked and your next exercise.
| Qualification / Status | Who It Mainly Suits | Practical Role in Job Seeking | Whether It Is a Common Entry Requirement | Examination / Registration Conditions | Level of Commitment | Key Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree (Medical Imaging / Radiologic Technology Related) | Job seekers aiming to enter imaging technology roles | Typical U.S. minimum education requirement, but no guarantee of independent interpretation or contrast procedures | Common in the United States; official guidance notes other routes | Follow target employer postings | Check actual time and costs for target courses, statutory training and examinations | Education itself does not grant interpretation or contrast authority |
| Postsecondary Certificate (Medical Imaging Technology) | People seeking foundational technical skills first | May meet entry requirements for some assistant roles, but does not constitute a qualification | Not a statutory entry requirement | Follow course schedules and practical requirements | Check actual time and costs for target courses, statutory training and examinations | Course completion evidence does not automatically confer employer authorization |
| U.S. State License / Professional Certification | People who need credentials to work | Most states require radiologic technologist licensure or certification; employers usually require or prefer certification. Check these separately | Follow state law and specific certification conditions; employer preferences cannot replace legal requirements | Follow examination and registration conditions | Check actual time and costs for target courses, statutory training and examinations | Registration is not independent interpretation or contrast authorization |
| Internal Organizational Authorization | Employees who need independent responsibility for examination modules | Internal authorization determines whether contrast procedures and quality control may be performed independently | Specified by institutional and departmental procedures | Follow training, assessment and authorization records | Check actual time and costs for target courses, statutory training and examinations | Internal authorization is valid only within this institution and cannot be generalized as an industry qualification |
| Chinese Health Professional Technical Qualification (Radiological Technology) | Hospital imaging technology personnel | The 2026 catalog lists Radiological Technology 104 junior technician, 206 technician and 376 intermediate level, distinct from 344 Radiology for physicians | Specified by medical institution and personnel systems | The catalog confirms subject codes; check specific examination eligibility separately. Codes do not grant work permits | Check actual time and costs for target courses, statutory training and examinations | Occupational qualification evaluation is not a practice license; follow institutional rules |
| Radiation Safety and Protection Training | Personnel operating radiation equipment | Chinese radiation worker regulations require health examinations, professional protection training, dose monitoring and related conditions | Applicable statutory conditions cannot be waived by institutions | Follow regulatory and institutional training requirements | Check actual time and costs for target courses, statutory training and examinations | Training is not operating authorization; follow procedures |
Typical scope：Under supervision, complete positioning, exposure and records.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show supervised examinations and records.
Credential boundary：Follow institutional procedures and supervision.
Next moves：Learn positioning, exposure and examination record fundamentals.
Typical scope：Independently complete and document routine examinations, escalating abnormalities.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show independently completed examination records.
Credential boundary：Follow institutional and departmental authorization.
Next moves：Work toward independently completing routine examinations.
Typical scope：Handle complex examinations and corrective action.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show complex examination and corrective action records.
Credential boundary：Follow institutional and departmental requirements.
Next moves：Participate in complex and multisite examinations.
Typical scope：Lead complex examinations, train others and provide technical liaison.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show records of leading examinations or training.
Credential boundary：Follow institutional authorization; mentoring ability is a common requirement.
Next moves：Lead complex examinations or develop further in quality control and teaching.
Typical scope：Assist with contrast preparation and examination support.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show contrast preparation checklist examples.
Credential boundary：Train within the institutional system.
Next moves：Learn contrast preparation and safety points.
Typical scope：Independently complete routine contrast assistance.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show contrast assistance and verification records.
Credential boundary：Follow institutional and physician authorization.
Next moves：Participate in contrast assistance and medication checks.
Typical scope：Handle interventional assistance and abnormalities.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show interventional assistance records.
Credential boundary：Follow institutional and project requirements.
Participate in interventional assistance and abnormality handling.
Typical scope：Assist with image quality verification and records.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show image quality comparison examples.
Credential boundary：Follow the institutional system and data permission requirements.
Next moves：Learn image quality and quality control fundamentals.
Typical scope：Independently complete quality control and routine equipment inspections.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show quality control and equipment inspection records.
Credential boundary：Follow institutional and position requirements.
Next moves：Participate in quality control data organization and routine equipment inspections.
Typical scope：Handle fault reporting and corrective action tracking.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show fault and corrective action records.
Credential boundary：Follow institutional and project requirements.
Under supervision, complete positioning, exposure and examination records, including verification and repeat imaging.
Independently complete routine examination positioning, parameter settings and image quality judgments, checking requests and protection.
Handle CT and other complex examinations, contrast assistance and abnormality correction, participate in quality control and write technical records; contrast and interpretation still require authorized confirmation.
Lead complex examination plans, train others and provide imaging technology liaison; authorized roles still handle contrast and diagnostic judgments.
United States · Exact U.S. Occupation 29-2034.00
Median 80,110 USD / year
Wage Percentiles and Median
Percentiles indicate distribution positions, not job levels; this occupation's median is 80,110 USD / year.
Does not establish：Exact occupational scope; no estimate of individual income.
Mainland China · Chinese Urban Employer Industry Scope
Insufficient evidence: occupation-specific wages not obtained
Industry Average Wage Background
Industry average wages provide statistical background only, not wages for this occupation.
Does not establish：No exact national or city wages for this occupation were verified; industry averages and U.S. figures are not converted into substitutes.
These are capability relationships, not automatic promotions or credential waivers.
Transfers：Radiation protection and positioning experience
Build next：Requires additional radiation therapy and dosimetry knowledge
View career profileTransfers：Imaging examination and positioning experience
Build next：Requires additional magnetic resonance physics and safety knowledge
View career profileTransfers：Radiation safety experience
Build next：Requires additional radionuclide and radiopharmaceutical knowledge
View career profileTransfers：Patient care and imaging experience
Build next：Requires additional ultrasound operation and anatomy knowledge
View career profileTransfers：Imaging and patient care experience
Build next：Requires additional cardiovascular anatomy and interventional assistance skills
View career profileTransfers：Patient care and equipment operation experience
Build next：Requires additional aseptic and surgical assistance skills
View career profileTransfers：Medical workflow and documentation experience
Build next：Requires additional laboratory testing and specimen handling skills
View career profileTransfers：Patient care and equipment operation experience
Build next：Requires additional respiratory therapy and airway management skills
View career profileLook at observable behaviors: accurate positioning under procedures, accurate records of unacceptable images and repeats, driving issues through correction, and accepting that authorized roles decide contrast use and diagnostic judgments. Use the R1—R5 exercise and O*NET RCI interests for exploration; assessments and a single performance cannot determine appointment eligibility or suitability.
Research supports greater impacts on documentation, data and retrieval tasks, not replacement of the entire occupation. ILO, GPTs are GPTs and WEF provide potential exposure and employer expectations; these cannot calculate job replacement for this occupation.
This round did not obtain national or city wages for this exact occupation in mainland China. National Bureau of Statistics industry and job-category average wages provide statistical background only; U.S. figures are not converted into substitutes.
The official U.S. wage page gives this exact occupation's May 2025 median annual wage of 80,110 USD, the distribution midpoint rather than newcomer income. BLS Occupational Outlook employment figures use the group combined with MRI technologists.
O*NET lists Job Zone 3, with a two-year associate degree as typical entry education (about 61%); most U.S. states require radiologic technologists to be certified or registered. This is a typical U.S. background; in China, follow target employer and institution postings.
The U.S. route centers on an associate degree and practice registration. Chinese requirements center on education, major and experience, with health professional technical qualifications (Radiological Technology) as a reference. Proof of training, hiring eligibility and operating authorization are three different things; certificates do not confer contrast or interpretation authority.
Key boundaries include unauthorized contrast use or equipment parameter changes, inadequate identity and site checks, image interpretation beyond authority, inadequate radiation protection, leaked patient information and interrupted lone coverage. See the risks section.
The U.S. BLS Occupational Outlook combined group is projected to grow 5% during 2025—2035 (faster than average), with about 15,300 annual openings. Explore MRI technology, nuclear medicine technology, diagnostic medical sonography, cardiovascular technology, radiation therapy and surgical technology. Shared skills do not make positions interchangeable.
FermatMind Career Content Team (Editorial Compilation, Not Reviewed by Practitioners in This Occupation)
Original compilation checked on 2026-09-30; this round checked O*NET, current BLS OOH / national wages, the 2026 health examination catalog and the government-published full text of Order 46 on 2026-10-12. Other access dates were not uniformly updated; original Chinese recruitment postings remain missing.
Occupational identity and tasks are based on O*NET 29-2034.00. U.S. wages use exact-occupation OEWS percentiles, while employment and openings use BLS Occupational Outlook's combined radiologic and MRI group. The China section uses National Bureau of Statistics information, retaining insufficient-evidence labels.
Limitations：O*NET 29-2034.00 is the exact record for this occupation. Its tasks, interests, Job Zone and U.S. self-reported work context do not establish Chinese qualifications, authorization, employer entry requirements or wages; U.S. wages use its exact-occupation OEWS percentiles.
Limitations：The OOH page reports radiologic technologists and technicians combined with MRI technologists. This page uses combined-group employment and openings, with wages for exact occupation 29-2034.00.
Limitations：Employment changes over the projection period do not establish AI causation or individual job-search outcomes.
Limitations：OEWS summarizes wage distributions for wage and salary employees, excluding the self-employed; percentiles do not estimate individual income.
Limitations：Industry and job-category average wages are not this occupation's wages and do not cover the exact occupation; self-employed workers are excluded.
Limitations：Health professional technical qualifications assess proficiency; examination eligibility and hiring follow institutional rules. They are not practice licenses or operating authorization.
Limitations：Used for purpose limitation and security measure requirements in personal information processing; not medical or contract legal advice from this page.
Limitations：Used for adjacent occupations' responsibility boundaries; does not establish mutual recognition of qualifications for this occupation.
Limitations：Used for adjacent occupations' responsibility boundaries; does not establish mutual recognition of qualifications for this occupation.
Limitations：Used for adjacent occupations' responsibility boundaries; does not establish mutual recognition of qualifications for this occupation.
Limitations：Used for adjacent occupations' responsibility boundaries; does not establish mutual recognition of qualifications for this occupation.
Limitations：The index measures potential task exposure, not adoption rates, automation rates or unemployment probability; it provides no separate score for this occupation.
Limitations：Exercise materials, portfolio suggestions and the seven-day plan are editorially designed and do not represent real patients, equipment or imaging results.
Limitations：Voluntary risk framework; this page's checking sequence is an editorial application, not a regulatory requirement.
Limitations：Estimates potential task impacts, not on-site adoption or employment outcomes.
Limitations：Employer expectations, not job changes that have already occurred.
Limitations：Recruitment requirements are individual institution postings, not industry-wide entry standards; historical postings with unverified status are not treated as active openings.
Limitations：Used for adjacent occupations' responsibility boundaries; does not establish mutual recognition of qualifications for this occupation.
Limitations：No original recruitment pay information with verified status and matching duties and institutions was obtained.
Limitations：No verifiable original public recruitment pay information for this occupation was obtained.
Limitations：Without verifiable samples, no specific pay offers are shown on this page.
Limitations：Industry background only; does not support wage or employment claims for this occupation.
Limitations：Work context uses U.S. self-reported data; duties must be checked again when describing Chinese positions.
Limitations：Derived from BLS OEWS; percentiles do not estimate individual income.
Limitations：Used for adjacent occupations' responsibility boundaries; does not establish mutual recognition of qualifications for this occupation.
Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
The Chinese content on this page explains the official U.S. occupational scope and does not establish mutual recognition of domestic and foreign qualifications. All fictional exercise materials are editorially designed and do not represent employer standards or institutional requirements. Patient information is not included on public pages.
MBTI (English) · Big Five (English) · MBTI (Chinese) · Big Five (Chinese)
Check retention, access authorization and handover rules for examination records and patient information.
Check whether the department uses lone coverage or a team and backup arrangements for night shifts and peak periods.
Typical scope：Organize examination processes, train others and check medication.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show management or teaching records.
Credential boundary：Determined by institutional and physician requirements; do not invent specific authorization.
Next moves：Develop further toward examination management or teaching.
Next moves：Participate in equipment fault reporting and corrective action tracking.
Typical scope：Organize quality control and equipment management and train others.
Readiness evidence：Editorial advice: show project or management records.
Credential boundary：Determined by institution and vendor requirements; do not invent specific certificates.
Next moves：Develop further toward imaging technology leadership or equipment management.
