Radiologists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$420,860
United States, 2025
Employment
26,770
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and ultrasounds. May perform minimally invasive medical procedures and tests.
- O*NET code
- 29-1224.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical tasks
- Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
- Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections.
- Advise other physicians of the clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radioactive materials.
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
- Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.
- Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.
- Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$89,010
25th percentile
$216,800
75th percentile
$506,010
90th percentile
$594,410
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.3
- Speaking4.3
- Reading Comprehension4.3
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Writing4.1
- Judgment and Decision Making4.1
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Active Learning3.9
- Science3.8
- Service Orientation3.6
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 21 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.3 | 5.1 | Not selected | 5.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Active Listening | 4.3 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Speaking | 4.3 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Writing | 4.1 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Science | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Instructing | 3.4 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $74,310
Compare with RadiologistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis, MN | $745,230 | 30 | 2025 |
| MN | $708,340 | 440 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $669,020 | 50 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | $592,050 | 60 | 2025 |
| SD | $586,010 | 70 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $581,510 | — | 2025 |
| MD | $581,510 | — | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | $578,230 | — | 2025 |
| ME | $555,750 | — | 2025 |
| ND | $553,140 | 120 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | $553,140 | 30 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | $550,480 | — | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $525,930 | — | 2025 |
| NH | $506,010 | 210 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $488,670 | 310 | 2025 |
| MI | $485,920 | 360 | 2025 |
| NJ | $482,700 | — | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | $482,670 | 60 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $479,910 | — | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | $475,440 | 70 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
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.