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Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using 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.

AI exposure39 / 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 automation37
Freedom to set tasks83
Repeating the same tasks62
$101,370Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+4.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
62Skill 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
Critical Thinking
63
72
Active Listening
63
69
Speaking
63
69
Monitoring
63
63
Judgment and Decision Making
63
56
Coordination
62
56
Active Learning
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Reading Comprehension
61
63
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
63
Social Perceptiveness
60
60
Instructing
58
47
Learning Strategies
58
44
Systems Analysis
57
35
Service Orientation
56
56
Systems Evaluation
56
35
Persuasion
54
44
Mathematics
53
53
Science
52
56
Negotiation
52
35
Management of Personnel Resources
50
41
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Equipment Maintenance
47
35
Troubleshooting
47
35
Equipment Selection
47
31
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
19
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Operations Monitoring
46
53
Repairing
46
28
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
50

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.

87/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Active Learning, Learning Strategies

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Learning, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Reading Comprehension

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Learning, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation, Reading Comprehension

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving

#6ProsthodontistsHealthcare
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$311,180
10-yr growth
+5.8%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Speaking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Nuclear Medicine Technologists 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.