Medical Dosimetrists Career, Salary and Skills
Medical Dosimetrists have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $147,470 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 3,410. Wage data is published for 49 locations.
Occupation description
Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology team.
O*NET code
29-2036.00
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$147,470
Hourly median
$70.90
Employment
3,410
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.75 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Writing | 3.75 | 4.38 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Mathematics | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Time Management | 3.50 | 3.50 |
Typical tasks
- Plan the use of beam modifying devices, such as compensators, shields, and wedge filters, to ensure safe and effective delivery of radiation treatment.
- Identify and outline bodily structures, using imaging procedures, such as x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography.
- Calculate the delivery of radiation treatment, such as the amount or extent of radiation per session, based on the prescribed course of radiation therapy.
- Calculate, or verify calculations of, prescribed radiation doses.
- Develop radiation treatment plans in consultation with members of the radiation oncology team.
- Supervise or perform simulations for tumor localizations, using imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography scans.
- Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for treatment delivery, using image-guided radiation therapy.
- Design the arrangement of radiation fields to reduce exposure to critical patient structures, such as organs, using computers, manuals, and guides.
Technology
- Eclipse IDE
- Epic Systems
- Medical condition coding software
- MEDITECH software
Medical Dosimetrists salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in TXMedian $134,680 · Employment 330
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in FLMedian $153,490 · Employment 320
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in NYMedian $166,540 · Employment 300
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in New York, NYMedian $176,030 · Employment 280
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in CAMedian $140,380 · Employment 240
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in PAMedian $142,850 · Employment 160
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in NCMedian $147,830 · Employment 140
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in GAMedian $155,390 · Employment 140
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in ILMedian $163,860 · Employment 140
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in MIMedian $137,970 · Employment 130
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in Houston, TXMedian $133,240 · Employment 130
- Medical Dosimetrists Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $165,620 · Employment 110
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.