Employment
Radiologic technologists held about 199,200 jobs in 2012. The industries that employed the most technologists in 2012 were as follows:
- General medical and surgical hospitals (59 percent)
- Office of physicians (20 percent)
- Medical and diagnostic laboratories (8 percent)
- Outpatient care centers (6 percent)
- Federal Government, excluding postal service (3 percent)
Employment opportunities are projected to increase by approximately 13 percent from 2016 to 2026.
Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Radiologic and MRI Technologists.