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Nuclear Medicine Outcomes & Career Options

Nuclear Medicine is the medical specialty that utilizes the nuclear properties of radioactive and stable nuclides to make diagnostic evaluations of the anatomic or physiologic conditions of the body. The skills of the Nuclear Medicine technologist complement those of the nuclear medicine physician and of other allied health professionals.

Educational Qualifications

Upon completion of the BS requirements, the student is eligible to sit for the qualifying examinations in Nuclear Medicine of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (AART), the State of California, Department of Health Services, Certified Technologist, Nuclear Medicine (CTNM) and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB).

Entering Salary

The certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist’s mean annual nation wage is $70K while the mean annual California wage is $91K.
Career information adapted from:

  • U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 2016). Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh

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