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Estimated employment360
Mean wage40.40
Entry wage31.64
10th percentile wage30.05
50th percentile wage40.89
90th percentile wage53.08
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services35099.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Education and Health Services35040.55
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 OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$40.40 $40.58  -$0.18
2013$40.26+.3%$40.45 +.3%-$0.18
2012$39.50+1.9%$39.67 +1.9%-$0.17
2011$38.73+2.0%$38.90 +2.0%-$0.17
2010$38.13+1.6%$38.30 +1.6%-$0.17
2009$37.46+1.8%$37.63 +1.8%-$0.16
2008$37.06+1.1%$37.22 +1.1%-$0.16
2007$35.95+3.1%$36.12 +3.1%-$0.16
2006$34.75+3.5%$34.91 +3.5%-$0.15
2005$33.41+4.0%$33.56 +4.0%-$0.15
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$40.40 $26.43  $13.97
2013$40.26+.3%$26.36 +.3%$13.90
2012$39.50+1.9%$25.83 +2.1%$13.67
2011$38.73+2.0%$25.38 +1.7%$13.34
2010$38.13+1.6%$24.99 +1.6%$13.14
2009$37.46+1.8%$24.57 +1.7%$12.89
2008$37.06+1.1%$24.23 +1.4%$12.82
2007$35.95+3.1%$23.61 +2.6%$12.34
2006$34.75+3.5%$22.86 +3.3%$11.89
2005$33.41+4.0%$22.15 +3.2%$11.26

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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