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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

29-2033 Nuclear Medicine Technologists

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.


National estimates for Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Industry profile for Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Geographic profile for Nuclear Medicine Technologists

National estimates for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
16,910 1.4 % $ 43.08 $ 89,610 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 31.09 $ 36.98 $ 41.01 $ 48.43 $ 54.85
Annual Wage (2) $ 64,680 $ 76,910 $ 85,300 $ 100,740 $ 114,100


Industry profile for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Nuclear Medicine Technologists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Nuclear Medicine Technologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 11,970 0.21 $ 42.65 $ 88,720
Offices of Physicians 2,580 0.09 $ 43.00 $ 89,440
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 1,230 0.39 $ 42.21 $ 87,800
Outpatient Care Centers 440 0.04 $ 60.86 $ 126,580
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 270 0.10 $ 45.92 $ 95,510

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 1,230 0.39 $ 42.21 $ 87,800
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 11,970 0.21 $ 42.65 $ 88,720
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 270 0.10 $ 45.92 $ 95,510
Offices of Physicians 2,580 0.09 $ 43.00 $ 89,440
Outpatient Care Centers 440 0.04 $ 60.86 $ 126,580

Top paying industries for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers 440 0.04 $ 60.86 $ 126,580
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 70 (7) $ 48.79 $ 101,490
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 270 0.10 $ 45.92 $ 95,510
Offices of Physicians 2,580 0.09 $ 43.00 $ 89,440
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 11,970 0.21 $ 42.65 $ 88,720


Geographic profile for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Nuclear Medicine Technologists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Nuclear Medicine Technologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of nuclear medicine technologists by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 1,850 0.20 1.76 $ 39.36 $ 81,860
California 1,450 0.08 0.72 $ 61.97 $ 128,900
Texas 1,140 0.09 0.77 $ 44.88 $ 93,360
Ohio 850 0.16 1.39 $ 39.58 $ 82,320
New York 820 0.09 0.79 $ 47.15 $ 98,070


Map of location quotient of nuclear medicine technologists by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 140 0.31 2.73 $ 30.85 $ 64,170
Florida 1,850 0.20 1.76 $ 39.36 $ 81,860
Delaware 80 0.18 1.60 $ 40.94 $ 85,160
Kansas 230 0.17 1.47 $ 36.54 $ 76,000
Ohio 850 0.16 1.39 $ 39.58 $ 82,320


Map of annual mean wages of nuclear medicine technologists by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 1,450 0.08 0.72 $ 61.97 $ 128,900
Washington 250 0.07 0.65 $ 53.50 $ 111,280
Hawaii 40 0.06 0.56 $ 52.95 $ 110,130
Rhode Island 40 0.09 0.75 $ 50.52 $ 105,070
Oregon 140 0.07 0.63 $ 49.21 $ 102,350



Map of employment of nuclear medicine technologists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 930 0.10 0.88 $ 49.27 $ 102,480
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 620 0.14 1.22 $ 45.35 $ 94,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 480 0.08 0.69 $ 60.74 $ 126,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 480 0.13 1.10 $ 49.29 $ 102,530
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 470 0.34 3.00 $ 40.68 $ 84,600
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 460 0.17 1.52 $ 39.33 $ 81,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 430 0.16 1.37 $ 42.30 $ 87,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 370 0.13 1.17 $ 39.97 $ 83,140
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 310 0.12 1.01 $ 46.26 $ 96,220
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 290 0.16 1.37 $ 40.06 $ 83,320


Map of location quotient of nuclear medicine technologists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 470 0.34 3.00 $ 40.68 $ 84,600
Port St. Lucie, FL 50 0.29 2.52 $ 37.57 $ 78,150
Gainesville, FL 40 0.28 2.46 $ 35.79 $ 74,430
Rochester, MN 30 0.26 2.29 $ 47.53 $ 98,870
Canton-Massillon, OH 40 0.25 2.23 $ 36.96 $ 76,870
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 120 0.24 2.14 $ 33.98 $ 70,670
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 50 0.24 2.11 $ 36.35 $ 75,600
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 40 0.24 2.06 $ 40.00 $ 83,200
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 40 0.23 2.00 $ 37.54 $ 78,090
Fort Collins, CO 40 0.23 1.99 $ 40.46 $ 84,160


Map of annual mean wages of nuclear medicine technologists by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 150 0.06 0.54 $ 74.04 $ 154,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 80 0.07 0.62 $ 71.42 $ 148,540
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 100 0.10 0.85 $ 68.86 $ 143,220
Fresno, CA 40 0.10 0.83 $ 64.09 $ 133,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 480 0.08 0.69 $ 60.74 $ 126,330
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 140 0.09 0.82 $ 58.25 $ 121,160
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 150 0.07 0.64 $ 56.27 $ 117,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 130 0.08 0.69 $ 55.62 $ 115,700
Urban Honolulu, HI 30 0.08 0.68 $ 53.33 $ 110,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 70 0.06 0.52 $ 50.00 $ 103,990

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 70 0.19 1.62 $ 33.47 $ 69,620
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 50 0.15 1.32 $ 37.17 $ 77,320
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 30 0.12 1.06 $ 36.63 $ 76,190
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 30 0.24 2.11 $ 30.90 $ 64,260
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 30 0.12 1.09 $ 36.07 $ 75,020

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 30 0.24 2.11 $ 30.90 $ 64,260
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 70 0.19 1.62 $ 33.47 $ 69,620
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 30 0.16 1.41 $ 39.18 $ 81,490
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 50 0.15 1.32 $ 37.17 $ 77,320
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 30 0.13 1.18 $ 32.32 $ 67,230

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Nuclear Medicine Technologists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 30 0.16 1.41 $ 39.18 $ 81,490
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 50 0.15 1.32 $ 37.17 $ 77,320
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 30 0.12 1.06 $ 36.63 $ 76,190
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 30 0.12 1.09 $ 36.07 $ 75,020
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 70 0.19 1.62 $ 33.47 $ 69,620


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023