Career Opportunities

Your future as a nuclear medicine technologist

Jobs in Nuclear Medicine 

 

Gradates in nuclear medicine technology work in a wide variety of clinical settings, such as:

• Hospitals
• Cardiologist's offices
• Oncologist's offices
• Outpatient imaging facilities
• Nuclear Pharmacies

• University affiliated teaching hospitals

• Research institutions

• Colleges, Universities, Professional schools

Nuclear medicine technology graduates also serve in a variety of leadership positions, such as department managers and supervisors, instrumentation or computer applications specialists and officers in various professional organizations. 

Potential Salaries:

In May 2018, the median annual wage for a nuclear medicine technologist was $78,870 or $37.92 hourly. The lowest 10% earned $55,330 while the highest 10% earned $104,730.

Annual Mean Salaries:

• Hospitals: $78,590
• Office of Physicians: $78,230
• Medical & Diagnostic Laboratories: $75,710
• Outpatient Care Centers: $106,380
• Specialty Hospitals: $79,790
• Manager: $92,607**
• Research Facility: $90,568**

Sources:

*Bureau of Labor and Statistics: Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2018)

**Salary.com (2016)