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Radiation Therapists vs Radiologists

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Radiation Therapists and Radiologists on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Radiation Therapists Radiologists
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$101,990
—
Employment · BLS OEWS
18,700
26,290
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
26th pct
47th pct

At a glance

Dimension Radiation Therapists Radiologists
Median pay $101,990 —
Employment 18,700 26,290
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+1.9%) About average (+2.7%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 900 800
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 26th pct Moderate · 47th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 40th pct · 22% of tasks —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No —

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Oral Comprehension, Medicine and Dentistry, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Physics, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Information Ordering, Education and Training, Computers and Electronics, Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Social Perceptiveness, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Biology, Speaking, Monitoring, Coordination, Service Orientation, Inductive Reasoning, Speech Recognition, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Category Flexibility, Far Vision.

Specific to Radiation Therapists

  • Mathematics
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Psychology
  • Operation and Control
  • Selective Attention
  • Control Precision

Specific to Radiologists

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Science
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Visualization

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Medical software , Spreadsheet software , Word processing software , Graphics or photo imaging software .

Specific to Radiation Therapists

Specific to Radiologists

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Radiation Therapists or Radiologists — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Radiation Therapists vs Radiologists." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/radiation-therapists-vs-radiologists

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Singulariki. (2026). Radiation Therapists vs Radiologists. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/radiation-therapists-vs-radiologists

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Radiation Therapists vs Radiologists},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/radiation-therapists-vs-radiologists}
}

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