Versatility Rewarded

• According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook for 2010-11, job prospects will be best for those radiologic technologists who are trained and skilled in more than one radiologic procedure, such as MRI, CT and mammography.
  
  

Range of Earnings

• While the median annual wages for a radiologic technician was $52,210 in May 2008, the middle 50 percent in the profession earned between $42,710 and $63,010. The bottom 10 percent earned less than $35,100 and the top 10 percent earned more than $74,970.
  
  

Practice Locations

• Median annual wages in the profession vary by practice location, such as a low of $48,530 in physician offices to $52,890 in general medical and surgical hospitals to a high of $55,210 in medical and diagnostic laboratories, including diagnostic imaging centers.