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Estimated employment330
Mean wage41.22
Entry wage31.28
10th percentile wage28.94
50th percentile wage42.23
90th percentile wage54.73
 Top Employing Industries
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Education & Health Services32098.9%
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Education & Health Services32041.36
Nuclear Medicine Technologists (29-2033)
Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies utilizing 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.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$41.22 $40.90  $0.32
2014$41.02+.5%$40.70 +.5%$0.32
2013$40.25+1.9%$39.94 +1.9%$0.31
2012$39.48+1.9%$39.18 +1.9%$0.31
2011$38.71+2.0%$38.41 +2.0%$0.30
2010$38.11+1.6%$37.82 +1.6%$0.30
2009$37.45+1.8%$37.15 +1.8%$0.29
2008$37.04+1.1%$36.76 +1.1%$0.29
2007$35.94+3.1%$35.66 +3.1%$0.28
2006$34.74+3.5%$34.47 +3.5%$0.27
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$41.22 $26.98  $14.24
2014$41.02+.5%$26.76 +.8%$14.26
2013$40.25+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%$14.06
2012$39.48+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%$13.82
2011$38.71+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%$13.50
2010$38.11+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%$13.29
2009$37.45+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%$13.04
2008$37.04+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$12.97
2007$35.94+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%$12.48
2006$34.74+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%$12.03

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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