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Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Radiologists

Career B (or your target career)

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

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Comparison table

MetricRadiologistsNuclear Medicine Technologists
National median salary$420,860$101,370
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment26,77017,080
Typical educationPost-Doctoral TrainingAssociate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job zone53
Important skillsReading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, WritingCritical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring
Related careersAnesthesiologist Assistants, Neurodiagnostic Technologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, Obstetricians and GynecologistsEmergency Medicine Physicians, Medical Equipment Preparers, Histology Technicians, Anesthesiologist Assistants

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

88%

15 of 17 target skills

Target-only skills

2

Current-only skills

6

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Writing
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Science
  • Service Orientation
  • Coordination
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Time Management

Only in Nuclear Medicine Technologists

  • Mathematics
  • Operation and Control

Only in Radiologists

  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation