Radiologist

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Help diagnose and treat patients using advanced imaging technology.
Make a significant impact on patient care through precise diagnostic insights.
Explore cutting-edge imaging techniques in a dynamic medical field.

💰 Earn $43K-$239K

📚 Doctoral or Professional Degree

⏱️ 48 MONTH TRAINING

📈 3.6% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

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.

Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.
Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.

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Minimum Education

Doctoral or Professional Degree

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

Over 4 years

Job Openings

1,000 Annually

Median Earnings

$163,440 in California

$239,200 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

Relating with or serving others
Thinking and problem solving
Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Speaking
Writing

You value 🙏

Accomplishing things
Having freedom
Receiving recognition

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Radiologist

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Bachelor's Degree

A bachelor's degree typically results in increased knowledge about a variety of academic subjects, specialized knowledge in a focused field of study, and is considered the foundational qualification for many careers.

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