Program job outlook

Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist.

Graduates, employment, and wages for this program in Kentucky during 2025-2026. Null means the source file had no value for that field.

GET /api/program-job-outlook?cip=510905&institution=kctcs

KCTCS graduates: —
Employment rate: —
Median annual wages: —
Annual openings: 115
Occupational median wages: $89,575
Occupational entry wages: $62,975

Program details

Program: Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist.
National program area: Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Academic year: 2025-2026
CIP: 510905
Institution: Statewide kctcs
Region: Kentucky
Area level: State Level

Occupations

2 occupations

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

29-2033.00 Typical education: Associate degree

Entry annual wages

$75,360

Median annual wages

$95,470

2024 employment: 239
2034 projected: 258
10-year change: 19 (8%)
Annual growth: 0.8%
Annual openings: 12
10-year openings: 125

Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1071.00 Typical education: BA+

Entry annual wages

$50,590

Median annual wages

$83,680

2024 employment: 1,364
2034 projected: 1,405
10-year change: 41 (3%)
Annual growth: 0.3%
Annual openings: 103
10-year openings: 1,028

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Example response

The JSON object returned for this program. Formatted fields are display strings; unformatted fields keep the raw number, or null when the source had no value.

/api/program-job-outlook?cip=510905&institution=kctcs

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    "cip": "510905",
    "institution": "kctcs",
    "program_area": "Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist.",
    "national_program_area": "Nuclear Medicine Imaging",
    "region": "Kentucky",
    "area_aggregation_level": "State Level",
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count": null,
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count_formatted": null,
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate": null,
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate_formatted": null,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages": null,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages_formatted": null,
    "average_annual_openings": 115,
    "average_annual_openings_formatted": "115",
    "median_annual_wages": 89575,
    "median_annual_wages_formatted": "89,575",
    "median_entry_annual_wages": 62975,
    "median_entry_annual_wages_formatted": "62,975",
    "occupation_outlooks": [
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            "employment_change": 19,
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            "percent_change": 0.08,
            "percent_change_formatted": "8%",
            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.008,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.8%",
            "average_annual_openings": 12,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "12",
            "openings": 125,
            "openings_formatted": "125",
            "entry_annual_wages": 75360,
            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "75,360",
            "median_annual_wages": 95470,
            "median_annual_wages_formatted": "95,470",
            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        },
        {
            "occupation_code": "25-1071.00",
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            "typical_education_level": "BA+",
            "estimated_employment": 1364,
            "estimated_employment_formatted": "1,364",
            "projected_employment": 1405,
            "projected_employment_formatted": "1,405",
            "employment_change": 41,
            "employment_change_formatted": "41",
            "percent_change": 0.03,
            "percent_change_formatted": "3%",
            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.003,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.3%",
            "average_annual_openings": 103,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "103",
            "openings": 1028,
            "openings_formatted": "1,028",
            "entry_annual_wages": 50590,
            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "50,590",
            "median_annual_wages": 83680,
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            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        }
    ]
}