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Radiation Therapists
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 2.8% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
- Rank
- #675 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +2.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $105,310 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 17,400 in the US, with about 700 openings a year
The work, 22 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Operate medical equipment9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Follow standard healthcare safety procedures to protect patient and staff members5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Verify personal information5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 782 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
Still yours: Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Explain medical information to patients or family members5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 750 conversations, and it got them there 97% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Process digital or online data5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 202 conversations, and it got them there 81% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Fabricate medical devices4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule appointments3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze health or medical data3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,718 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Clean medical equipment or facilities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 700 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
- Shares 56% of the workDiagnostic Medical Sonographers4% AI does, against 3% here+13.9% by 2035 · $96,590 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 53% of the workCardiovascular Technologists and Technicians12% AI does, against 3% here+3.7% by 2035 · $74,310 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 52% of the workRadiologic Technologists and Technicians15% AI does, against 3% here+5% by 2035 · $80,110 · Associate’s degree
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.09, higher than 29% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 29-1124 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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