DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-2033 Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southeast Minnesota N/A52N/A$1.54/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 24054$42.36/hr$0.59/hr$34.12/hr$39.36/hr$43.60/hr$47.35/hr$49.60/hr
U S 18,110326$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)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 110 $43.72/hr 0.0%
Northeast Minnesota 20 $41.53/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A 5.3%
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Nuclear Medicine Technologists