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Nuclear Medicine Technologist: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of nuclear medicine technologists earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$101,370
Hourly
$48.74
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Nuclear Medicine Technologists prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. The median pay is $101,370 a year ($48.74 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is an associate's degree (63% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$101,370
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
17,080
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 3 of 5
medium preparation
Most common education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
63% of workers
Key facts

Nuclear Medicine Technologists at a glance

  • Nuclear medicine technologists in the United States earned a median annual wage of $101,370 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists an associate's degree as the typical entry-level education for nuclear medicine technologists in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of nuclear medicine technologists in the United States to grow 4.4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 800 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 17,080 people were employed as nuclear medicine technologists in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What nuclear medicine technologists do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
  2. Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
  3. Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
  4. Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
  5. Record and process results of procedures.
  6. Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
  7. Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.
  8. Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all nuclear medicine technologist jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix).

  1. Hospitals; state, local, and private70.7% of all jobs in this occupation · +3.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $104,000
  2. Ambulatory healthcare services24.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +6.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $109,950
  3. Educational services; state, local, and private0.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +2.4% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $118,970
  4. Administrative and support services0.5% of all jobs in this occupation · -1.9% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $113,200
  5. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals0.5% of all jobs in this occupation · -4.0% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $90,310
  6. Professional, scientific, and technical services0.4% of all jobs in this occupation · +13.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $109,910

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Critical ThinkingcoreActive ListeningcoreSpeakingcoreReading ComprehensionWritingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationService Orientation

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, Biology, English Language, Physics, Medicine and Dentistry, Chemistry.

Tools and technology

Software nuclear medicine technologists use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • MEDITECH softwareMedical softwareHot technology
  • Electronic medical record EMR softwareMedical software
  • Gamma camera softwareMedical software
  • Medovation RadRunnerMedical software
  • Radiopharmacy inventory databasesMedical software
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft OutlookElectronic mail softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft PowerPointPresentation softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft WordWord processing softwareHot technology

Also called: Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT), Nuclear Cardiology Technologist, Nuclear Medicine PET-CT Technologist (Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography Technologist), Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT), Radiation Safety Officer, Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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