| Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance: 99 (%) | Description: Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians. |
| Importance: 99 (%) | Description: Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses. |
| Importance: 98 (%) | Description: Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and develop expertise. |
| Importance: 97 (%) | Description: Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems. |
| Importance: 96 (%) | Description: Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound. |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families. |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Develop or monitor procedures to ensure adequate quality control of images. |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Participate in quality improvement activities including discussions of areas where risk of error is high. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings. |
| Importance: 85 (%) | Description: Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Provide counseling to radiologic patients to explain the processes, risks, benefits, or alternative treatments. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Coordinate radiological services with other medical activities. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding. |
Architectural Design Technology Careers and Jobs
Select, Find and Prepare for Architectural Design Technology Careers and Jobs - all on one page
For people who want architecture-adjacent design work without the multi-year licensure path of a registered architect. Use the tools below to see which architectural design technology roles fit your background and goals.
This major prepares students for the drafting and technical-design side of architecture, distinct from the licensed-architect track that requires a professional degree. Use the tools below to explore Architectural Design Technology-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like CAD Drafter, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Architectural Designer or Project Coordinator. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as Autodesk Certified Professional (AutoCAD/Revit), that can help you move up the career ladder.
Here is a short Helper Video 
This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Architectural Design Technology careers/jobs, (2) Find Architectural Design Technology job listings, (3) Prepare for Architectural Design Technology careers, and (4) Provide Architectural Design Technology career-specific resources.
Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Architectural Design Technology careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Architectural Design Technology Careers - 2025 to 2035 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Architectural Design Technology careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Architectural Design Technology, so relevant Architectural Design Technology jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Architectural Design Technology Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Architectural Design Technology Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Architectural Design Technology careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 13 Architectural Design Technology Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.
Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.
Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.
** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.
Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.
Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job
8 Architectural Design Technology careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2025 to 2035 est.). Architectural Design Technology-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:
| Occupations | U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035 (% change) | Architectural Design Technology-Related Jobs |
8 Architectural Design Technology careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Architectural Design Technology-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::
| Occupations | National Median Salary | Architectural Design Technology-Related Jobs |
8 Architectural Design Technology careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Architectural Design Technology-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.
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Education/Preparation Categories: 5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) 4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree 3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree 2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always Please Scroll and Select below: |
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| Occupations | Education/Preparation | Architectural Design Technology-Related Jobs |
Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 13 specific Architectural Design Technology job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
You can use this form two ways:
Filter - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles below
Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
OR - leave blank and scroll through the choices:
Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :
Step 2 of 4: Find a Job
Find Job Listings:
Radiologists.
Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career
Radiologists
Description: Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and ultrasounds. May perform minimally invasive medical procedures and tests.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Radiologists":
U.S. Total Employment (2025):
28,700U.S. Total Employment (2035 est.):
29,600
Employment Change (2025-2035 est.):
1,000 (3.4%) Average Annual Job Openings (2025-2035 est.):
700
Core Duties
Supplemental Duties
| Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
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| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Perform interventional procedures such as image-guided biopsy, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, transhepatic biliary drainage, or nephrostomy catheter placement. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Develop treatment plans for radiology patients. |
Work Activities
| Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance: 97 (%) | Description: Assisting and Caring for Others: Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
| Importance: 94 (%) | Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| Importance: 92 (%) | Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| Importance: 84 (%) | Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| Importance: 84 (%) | Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
| Importance: 78 (%) | Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
| Importance: 78 (%) | Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
| Importance: 75 (%) | Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
| Importance: 74 (%) | Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
| Importance: 67 (%) | Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
| Importance: 67 (%) | Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Controlling Machines and Processes: Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
| Importance: 61 (%) | Description: Handling and Moving Objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
Specific Work Activities
| Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below: |
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| Administer medical substances for imaging or other procedures. | |
| Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues. | |
| Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment. | |
| Calculate numerical data for medical activities. | |
| Check quality of diagnostic images. | |
| Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment. | |
| Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals. | |
| Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members. | |
| Communicate test or assessment results to medical professionals. | |
| Determine protocols for medical procedures. | |
| Develop healthcare quality and safety procedures. | |
| Develop medical treatment plans. | |
| Evaluate treatment options to guide medical decisions. | |
| Examine medical instruments or equipment to ensure proper operation. | |
| Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members. | |
| Gather medical information from patient histories. | |
| Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care. | |
| Maintain medical or professional knowledge. | |
| Manage healthcare operations. | |
| Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments. | |
| Monitor the handling of hazardous materials or medical wastes. | |
| Operate diagnostic imaging equipment. | |
| Operate on patients to treat conditions. | |
| Prepare medications or medical solutions. | |
| Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities. | |
| Prescribe medications. | |
| Record patient medical histories. | |
| Send information, materials or documentation. | |
| Supervise patient care personnel. | |
| Train medical providers. | |
| Verify accuracy of patient information. | |
| Verify that medical activities or operations meet standards. | |
Knowledge Required
| Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 92 (%) | Description: Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
| Importance: 84 (%) | Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar. |
| Importance: 76 (%) | Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
Essential Skills
| Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now? |
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| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
Transferable Skills
| Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility? |
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| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something. |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
Day-in-the-Life Summaries
| Day-in-the-Life Summaries These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you? |
| Activity: Administer basic health care or medical treatments. |
| Activity: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues. |
| Activity: Analyze health or medical data. |
| Activity: Collect information about patients or clients. |
| Activity: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care. |
| Activity: Determine operational methods or procedures. |
| Activity: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans. |
| Activity: Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures. |
| Activity: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures. |
| Activity: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options. |
| Activity: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data. |
| Activity: Explain medical information to patients or family members. |
| Activity: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment. |
| Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise. |
| Activity: Maintain health or medical records. |
| Activity: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals. |
| Activity: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance. |
| Activity: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards. |
| Activity: Operate medical equipment. |
| Activity: Prepare health or medical documents. |
| Activity: Prepare mixtures or solutions. |
| Activity: Prescribe medical treatments or devices. |
| Activity: Process shipments or mail. |
| Activity: Supervise personnel activities. |
| Activity: Train others on health or medical topics. |
| Activity: Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases. |
| Activity: Verify personal information. |
Software Skills
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Software Skills These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job? |
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Preparation Required
| Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job? |
| Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed |
| Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
| Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
| Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
| These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians. |
Education Required
| Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Education |
| Frequency of Attainment: 57.9 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Doctoral Training |
| Frequency of Attainment: 28.0 (%) | Level of Education: Doctoral Degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 11.1 (%) | Level of Education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 3.0 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate |
Training and Experience Required
| Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience |
| Frequency of Attainment: 65.8 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 11.9 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 11.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: None |
| Frequency of Attainment: 3.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year |
| Frequency of Attainment: 3.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 2.6 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.5 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years |
Local Salary Information
Select a State (scroll and Select) :
Please select a State to see State and National Salaries
Certifications
| Certifications These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them? |
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Certification in Medical Health Physics
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Certification in Molecular Imaging Science
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Certification in Nuclear Medicine
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Certification in Nuclear Medicine Physics and Instrumentation
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Certification in Radiation Protection
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Certification in Radiopharmaceutical Science
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Certified Retinal Angiographer
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Diagnostic Radiology
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Diagnostic Radiology
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Neuroradiology
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Nuclear Cardiology
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Nuclear Medicine Certification
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Nuclear Radiology
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Pain Medicine
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Pediatric Radiology
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Radiation Oncology
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Radiation Oncology
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Professional Associations
| Professional Associations These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities? |
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American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM)
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American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine (ABSNM)
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American Chiropractic Board of Radiology (ACBR)
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American College of Radiology (ACR)
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American Osteopathic Board of Nuclear Medicine (AOBNM)
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Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB)
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Job Listings
| Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings |
Related Careers to Consider
Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources
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Videos
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Resumes
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Job Description
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Interviews
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Step-by-Step
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