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Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster 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
- #421 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $80,110 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 234,200 in the US, with about 13,000 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 equipment20%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
Still yours: Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare medical equipment or work areas for use6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards3%
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.
Still yours: Prepare health or medical documents3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Transport patients or clients3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Process digital or online data2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
Still yours: Schedule appointments2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Perform administrative or clerical activities2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 171 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Assist individuals with special needs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities1%
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 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 13,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 67% of the workDiagnostic Medical Sonographers4% AI does, against 15% here+13.9% by 2035 · $96,590 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 52% of the workRadiation Therapists3% AI does, against 15% here+2.8% by 2035 · $105,310 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 48% of the workNuclear Medicine Technologists9% AI does, against 15% here+4.4% by 2035 · $101,370 · Associate’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Health front:
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 0.10, higher than 34% 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, 29-2034 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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