Radiologists
Health Science · Therapeutic Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $94,660; experienced workers reach $498,070
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +16.4%
- Openings a year
- 8
- Employed in 2024
- 165
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree · Training: Internship/residency
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension5.1
- Active Listening4.4
- Speaking4.3
- Critical Thinking4.9
- Writing4.4
- Judgment and Decision Making4.3
- Monitoring4.3
- Complex Problem Solving4.3
What the work is
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.
- Participate in quality improvement activities including discussions of areas where risk of error is high.
- Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and develop expertise.
- Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel.
- Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.
- Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding.
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Certificate3%
- Associate degree11%
- Doctoral or professional86%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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