Diagnostic related technologists & technicians

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2017 Workforce

348k

Average Age

Average Salary

$56,311

Average Male Salary

$65,264

Average Female Salary

$52,610

About

Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are most often employed by the Hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians was $56,311 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Diagnostic related technologists & technicians by wage are Engineering technicians, except drafters, Construction & building inspectors, and Control & valve installers & repairers.

Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are part of the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, along with Chiropractors, Dentists, Dietitians & nutritionists, Optometrists, Pharmacists, and 37 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are Fort Bend County (West & South) PUMA, TX, Rochester City PUMA, MN, and Woburn, Melrose Cities, Saugus, Wakefield & Stoneham Towns PUMA, MA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1 PUMA, LA, Cumberland, White, Fentress & Van Buren Counties PUMA, TN, and Harrison, Marion, Taylor & Doddridge Counties PUMA, WV.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Diagnostic related technologists & technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Hospitals is the industry that employs the most Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, by average wage, is Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing. Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are paid most in Houston-Galveston Area Council (West) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1 PUMA, LA.

Yearly Wage

$56,311

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,511

In 2017, Diagnostic related technologists & technicians earned an average of $56,311, $357 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Engineering technicians, except drafters make somewhat more than Diagnostic related technologists & technicians while Construction & building inspectors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Diagnostic related technologists & technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.291

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Diagnostic related technologists & technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.291, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, by number of employees, are Hospitals, Offices of physicians, Other health care services, Outpatient care centers, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Offices of dentists, Offices of chiropractors, Employment services, Architectural, engineering & related services, Administration of human resource programs, and Offices of other health practitioners.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, by average wage, are Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing.

Industries by Share

348k

2017 Workforce

± 14,469

3.42%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.73%

The number of people employed as Diagnostic related technologists & technicians has been growing at a rate of 3.42%, from 336,632 people in 2016 to 348,143 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians employed by various industries. Hospitals employs the largest share of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians at 67.8%, followed by Offices of physicians with 10.7% and Other health care services with 9.74%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Diagnostic related technologists & technicians in the US. The average age of male Diagnostic related technologists & technicians in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Diagnostic related technologists & technicians is 41.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

102k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,831

246k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 12,174

70.8% of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

73.8% of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.56% of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians.

Age by Sex

42.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.968

41.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.605

The median age of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians is 42, and Male employees are generally 0.93 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians is Health but a relatively high number of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians hold a major in Science Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Diagnostic related technologists & technicians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Diagnostic related technologists & technicians need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, and Science.