Career information and college search tools for nuclear medicine technologists and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Career information and college search tools for nuclear medicine technologists and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Below are the skills needed to be nuclear medicine technologists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 3.62 |
Active Listening | 3.75 | 3.75 |
Speaking | 3.75 | 3.75 |
Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 4 |
Below are the abilities needed to be nuclear medicine technologists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4.25 |
Oral Expression | 4 | 3.88 |
Near Vision | 3.88 | 4.12 |
Problem Sensitivity | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Information Ordering | 3.75 | 3.75 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be nuclear medicine technologists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Customer and Personal Service | 4.66 | 5.55 |
Biology | 4 | 4.24 |
English Language | 3.93 | 3.76 |
Physics | 3.92 | 3.85 |
Medicine and Dentistry | 3.82 | 3.82 |
Below are the work activities involved in being nuclear medicine technologists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Assisting and Caring for Others | 4.61 | 5.39 |
Interacting With Computers | 4.55 | 3.9 |
Documenting/Recording Information | 4.27 | 4.02 |
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | 4.21 | 5.16 |
Getting Information | 4.2 | 3.86 |
Below are the work styles involved in being nuclear medicine technologists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Attention to Detail | 4.67 | |
Concern for Others | 4.66 | |
Dependability | 4.54 | |
Cooperation | 4.51 | |
Integrity | 4.45 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Nuclear Medicine Technologists jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 480 | $74,420 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 470 | $80,650 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 440 | $111,400 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 300 | $74,060 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | 290 | $74,830 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 290 | $80,540 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | 230 | $80,650 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 210 | $82,480 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 210 | $84,450 |
Pittsburgh | 200 | $63,690 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org