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Eastern Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment20
Mean wage$44.32
Entry wage$38.78
10th percentile wage$35.37
50th percentile wage$44.75
90th percentile wage$53.76
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services20100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services2044.75
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.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$44.75 $36.39  $8.36
2016$43.70+2.4%$35.54 +2.4%$8.16
2015$42.87+2.0%$34.86 +2.0%$8.01
2014$42.06+1.9%$34.20 +1.9%$7.86
2013$41.26+1.9%$33.55 +1.9%$7.71
2012$40.46+2.0%$32.90 +2.0%$7.56
2011$39.83+1.6%$32.39 +1.6%$7.44
2010$39.13+1.8%$31.82 +1.8%$7.31
2009$38.71+1.1%$31.48 +1.1%$7.23
2008$37.56+3.1%$30.54 +3.1%$7.02
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$44.75 $21.67  $23.08
2016$43.70+2.4%$20.98 +3.3%$22.73
2015$42.87+2.0%$20.54 +2.1%$22.33
2014$42.06+1.9%$20.10 +2.2%$21.96
2013$41.26+1.9%$19.69 +2.1%$21.57
2012$40.46+2.0%$19.36 +1.7%$21.10
2011$39.83+1.6%$19.05 +1.6%$20.78
2010$39.13+1.8%$18.73 +1.7%$20.40
2009$38.71+1.1%$18.48 +1.4%$20.23
2008$37.56+3.1%$18.00 +2.6%$19.55
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest$44.9430
Eastern$44.7520
South Central$41.37 
North Central$38.7140
Northwest$38.2340
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest$38.2340
North Central$38.7140
Southwest$44.9430
Eastern$44.7520
South Central$41.37 
Wages in other areas
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