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
EDR 7W- Central	N/A	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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.

Other Regional Data For Nuclear Medicine Technologists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 110 $43.72/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 20 $41.53/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 10 - Southeast N/A N/A N/A EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	340	$33.12/hr	N/A
Physician Assistants	100	$56.59/hr	N/A
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	70	$34.46/hr	N/A
Optometrists	60	$71.29/hr	N/A
Radiation Therapists	30	$40.78/hr	N/A

• 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.