AI Career Radar

Radiologists

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.

AI exposure43 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation31
Freedom to set tasks83
Repeating the same tasks86
$420,860Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
71Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
81
Speaking
63
81
Critical Thinking
63
78
Judgment and Decision Making
63
78
Monitoring
63
75
Complex Problem Solving
62
75
Active Learning
62
72
Coordination
62
56
Reading Comprehension
61
81
Time Management
61
63
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
78
Social Perceptiveness
60
75
Instructing
58
60
Learning Strategies
58
56
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
66
Systems Evaluation
56
50
Persuasion
54
47
Mathematics
53
47
Science
52
69
Negotiation
52
44
Management of Personnel Resources
50
50
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Troubleshooting
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Equipment Selection
47
16
Technology Design
47
13
Equipment Maintenance
47
13
Operations Monitoring
46
53
Repairing
46
13
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
47

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Coordination, Persuasion, Learning Strategies

72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting

71/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
2%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring

71/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
2%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation

70/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$45,130
10-yr growth
+22.3%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Coordination, Persuasion, Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Radiologists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.