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.
Also called: Attending Physician · Diagnostic Radiologist · Interventional Neuroradiologist · Interventional Radiologist · Musculoskeletal Specialty Radiologist (MSK Specialty Radiologist) · Neuroradiologist
Median pay (national)
$239,200+
$82,810–$239,200+ (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
26,290
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+2.7%
~800 openings/yr
Typical entry
Doctoral or professional degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for radiologists shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $239,200+ versus $82,810 at the bottom 10% — 2.9x. The median of $239,200+ leaves roughly 0% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +2.7% from 2024 to 2034 — about as fast as the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 800 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 31 states with released data, Washington pays the most for this role (median $239,200, 0% vs the national median), while Maryland sits lowest at $97,120 — a 146% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Epic Systems as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Science
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
- Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.
- Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
- Coordinate radiological services with other medical activities.
- Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections.
- Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.
- Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses.
- Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding.
- Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel.
Tools & technology
- Epic Systems
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- MEDITECH software
- ACOM Solutions RAPID EMR
- Advanced Data Systems MedicsRis
- Allscripts PM
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- Alteer Office
- athenahealth athenaCollector
- Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
- Avreo Radiology Workflow Solutions
- Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- CareCloud Central
- Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
- Computer aided image analysis software
Knowledge areas
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Biology
- English Language
- Computers and Electronics
- Education and Training
- Customer and Personal Service
- Physics
- Public Safety and Security