Medical Dosimetrists
Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology team.
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.
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.
| Skill | Transferability | Importance in current role |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 63 | 78 |
| Active Listening | 63 | 75 |
| Speaking | 63 | 72 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 63 | 66 |
| Monitoring | 63 | 63 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 62 | 66 |
| Active Learning | 62 | 60 |
| Coordination | 62 | 53 |
| Reading Comprehension | 61 | 75 |
| Time Management | 61 | 63 |
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| Skill | Transferability | Importance in current role |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | 60 | 69 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 60 | 60 |
| Learning Strategies | 58 | 53 |
| Instructing | 58 | 50 |
| Systems Analysis | 57 | 53 |
| Service Orientation | 56 | 56 |
| Systems Evaluation | 56 | 50 |
| Persuasion | 54 | 47 |
| Mathematics | 53 | 63 |
| Science | 52 | 60 |
| Negotiation | 52 | 38 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 50 | 50 |
| Operations Analysis | 49 | 28 |
| Installation | 48 | 0 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 47 | 38 |
| Troubleshooting | 47 | 25 |
| Technology Design | 47 | 22 |
| Management of Material Resources | 47 | 22 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 47 | 19 |
| Equipment Selection | 47 | 6 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 47 | 0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 46 | 41 |
| Repairing | 46 | 0 |
| Programming | 45 | 25 |
| Operation and Control | 43 | 22 |
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.
- Median pay · U.S.
- $120,230
- 10-yr growth
- +34.6%
- Skill gap
- 2%
- Retraining
- Low
Skills to build: Active Learning, Systems Evaluation
- Median pay · U.S.
- $132,300
- 10-yr growth
- +41%
- Skill gap
- 12%
- Retraining
- Low
Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Coordination, Service Orientation, Active Learning
- Median pay · U.S.
- $328,730
- 10-yr growth
- +6.8%
- Skill gap
- 6%
- Retraining
- Low
Skills to build: Service Orientation, Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning
- Median pay · U.S.
- $311,180
- 10-yr growth
- +5.8%
- Skill gap
- 9%
- Retraining
- Low
Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring, Instructing
- Median pay · U.S.
- $289,140
- 10-yr growth
- +6%
- Skill gap
- 11%
- Retraining
- Low
Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Coordination, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness
- Median pay · U.S.
- $248,560
- 10-yr growth
- +6.4%
- Skill gap
- 11%
- Retraining
- Low
Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Persuasion, Instructing
A second source of income, before you need it
This page can tell you where Medical Dosimetrists 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.