Headline risk
16%
Moderate RiskNuclear medicine technologists
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
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 7% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 97,020
Employment 2024
20.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.0%
Openings (2024–34)
0.9K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of nuclear medicine technologists is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician. AI use: 0%
- 2. Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images. AI use: 0%
- 3. Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician. AI use: 0%
- 4. Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures. AI use: 0%
- 5. Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures. AI use: 0%
- 6. Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 38.8 · 107K employed
Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 71% · 55+: 18%
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
Nuclear medicine technologists prepare and administer radioactive drugs for imaging or treatment.
Most nuclear medicine technologists work in hospitals. Some work in physicians’ offices, diagnostic laboratories, or imaging clinics. Most nuclear medicine technologists work full time.
Nuclear medicine technologists typically need an associate’s degree from an accredited nuclear medicine technology program. Formal education programs in nuclear medicine technology or a related healthcare field lead to a certificate, an associate’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree. Most nuclear medicine technologists become certified, and some must be licensed.
The median annual wage for nuclear medicine technologists was $97,020 in May 2024.
Employment of nuclear medicine technologists is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
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.