MENU

Radiologists

General Information

Description

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.

Explore this career in the military

Industry areas

  • Health Science

Job Outlook

Overall employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 3 percent from 2021 to 2031, slower than the average for all occupations. Despitelimitedemployment growth, about 23,800 openings for physicians and surgeons are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Read More

Job Outlook

×

Overall employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 3 percent from 2021 to 2031, slower than the average for all occupations. Despitelimitedemployment growth, about 23,800 openings for physicians and surgeons are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Similar Careers

Related Military Careers

No Information for this section

Salary

Average Salary

Salary

$208,000+

Military salary*

$104,625

Explore this career in the Military

State-by-state Salary

Gray states indicate no data available

$208,000+
$57,410
No Information for this section

Education

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Post-doctoral training 67%
  • Bachelor's degree 11%
  • Doctoral degree 10%
  • First professional degree 7%
  • Associate's degree 1%
  • Post-secondary certificate 1%
  • High school 0%
  • Some college 0%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Less than high school 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%

Knowledge

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • English Language
  • Biology
  • Education and Training
  • Customer and Personal Service
No Information for this section

* Military pay may be higher based on specialty pays or bonuses. Learn more about Military benefits.

Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.