DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	240	54	$42.36/hr	$0.59/hr	$34.12/hr	$39.36/hr	$43.60/hr	$47.35/hr	$49.60/hr
U S	18,110	326	$38.98/hr	$0.16/hr	$27.47/hr	$32.49/hr	$37.87/hr	$45.35/hr	$51.34/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Nuclear Medicine Technologists Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 240 $43.60/hr

Other Regional Data For Nuclear Medicine Technologists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2020 - 2030 Minnesota 240 $43.60/hr 6.4% Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 110 $43.72/hr 6.8% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 110 $43.73/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 20 $41.87/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 20 $41.53/hr 3.4% Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $34.89/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	4,690	$33.23/hr	7.1%
Physician Assistants	2,360	$57.46/hr	31.4%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	1,420	$31.60/hr	6.7%
Optometrists	900	$59.82/hr	7.1%
Radiation Therapists	390	$39.15/hr	5.7%

• Administers radiopharmaceuticals or radiation to patient to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of physician.
• Calculates, measures, prepares, and records radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals, using computer and following physician's prescription and x-rays.
• Measures glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, and radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, and other laboratory equipment.
• Maintains and calibrates radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
• Disposes of radioactive materials and stores radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.
• Develops treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
• Positions radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to develop most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.