Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskRadiation therapists
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiation oncologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 101,990
Employment 2024
19.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
1.9%
Openings (2024–34)
0.9K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of radiation therapists is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others. AI use: 0%
- 2. Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification. AI use: 0%
- 3. Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription. AI use: 0%
- 4. Educate, prepare, and reassure patients and their families by answering questions, providing physical assistance, and reinforcing physicians' advice regarding treatment reactions or post-treatment care. AI use: 0%
- 5. Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards. AI use: 0%
- 6. Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.9 · 338K employed
Under 25: 3% · 25–54: 80% · 55+: 17%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Radiation therapists administer doses of radiation to patients who have cancer or other serious diseases.
Radiation therapists work in hospitals, offices of physicians, and outpatient centers. Most radiation therapists work full time.
Radiation therapists typically need an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in radiation therapy. Most states require radiation therapists to be licensed or certified, which often includes passing a national certification exam.
The median annual wage for radiation therapists was $101,990 in May 2024.
Employment of radiation therapists is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.