Radiologic Technologists (29-2034)

Occupation description:  Take x rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's blood stream for diagnostic purposes. Includes technologists who specialize in other scanning modalities. Excludes "Diagnostic Medical Sonographers"(29-2032) and "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists" (29-2035).

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 431564 30.913 821
United States n/an/an/a n/an/an/a

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2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a27.14n/a 17.8226.2637.10
Alaska 31.9632.6833.40 24.8932.7642.30
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 31.9333.1234.31 25.3833.2142.41
Fairbanks North Star Borough (MSA) 29.1430.8732.60 24.0629.5441.26
Balance of State 32.6234.0535.48 26.8833.6443.37

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
44256 12.746.6 34.9
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation93
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation0
UI claimants previously working in occupation15
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 54
Number of job position postings 36
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 1.5

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Associate degree Work experience: None On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Limited Radiography, OEC 0
Radiologic Technology, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
Pre-Radiologic Technology, CT1 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Ketchikan
Pre-Radiologic Technology, CT1 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka
Pre-Radiologic Technology, CT1 0