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Nuclear Medicine Technologists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$101,370
United States, 2025
Employment
17,080
United States, 2025
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.
- O*NET code
- 29-2033.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
- Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
- Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
- Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
- Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
- Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
- Record and process results of procedures.
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$78,080
25th percentile
$86,720
75th percentile
$117,120
90th percentile
$134,500
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Active Listening3.8
- Monitoring3.5
- Writing3.5
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Social Perceptiveness3.4
- Science3.3
- Service Orientation3.3
- Coordination3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Operations Monitoring3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Writing | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Science | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Mathematics | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Nuclear Medicine TechnologistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $198,950 | 100 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $189,790 | 170 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $173,260 | 130 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $172,530 | 30 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | $163,380 | 50 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $162,380 | 110 | 2025 |
| CA | $162,380 | 1,500 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $156,410 | 460 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $150,870 | 160 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $133,380 | 200 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $128,560 | 30 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $127,010 | 100 | 2025 |
| WA | $126,200 | 320 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $125,980 | 30 | 2025 |
| HI | $125,650 | 30 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $125,340 | 940 | 2025 |
| NJ | $124,280 | 540 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $123,450 | 290 | 2025 |
| OR | $122,100 | 180 | 2025 |
| NY | $118,650 | 890 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.