Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 29-2034.00
Take x-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's bloodstream for diagnostic or research purposes. Includes radiologic technologists and technicians who specialize in other scanning modalities.
AI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Moderate· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.000
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.22
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
AI exposure (OpenAI rubric)
30 rated tasks · 23 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (76.7%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
Tasks
Task statements from the O*NET® 31.0 Database, core tasks first.
| Task | Type | β (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes. | Core | 0.5 |
| Operate or oversee operation of radiologic or magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes. | Core | 0.5 |
| Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician. | Core | 0 |
| Process exposed radiographs using film processors or computer generated methods. | Core | 0.5 |
| Use radiation safety measures and protection devices to comply with government regulations and to ensure safety of patients and staff. | Core | 0.5 |
| Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination. | Core | 0.5 |
| Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan. | Core | 0.5 |
| Determine patients' x-ray needs by reading requests or instructions from physicians. | Core | 0.5 |
| Key commands and data into computer to document and specify scan sequences, adjust transmitters and receivers, or photograph certain images. | Core | 0.5 |
| Take thorough and accurate patient medical histories. | Core | 0.5 |
| Make exposures necessary for the requested procedures, rejecting and repeating work that does not meet established standards. | Core | 0.5 |
| Set up examination rooms, ensuring that all necessary equipment is ready. | Core | 0 |
| Operate digital picture archiving communications systems. | Core | 0.5 |
| Transport patients to or from exam rooms. | Core | 0 |
| Monitor patients' conditions and reactions, reporting abnormal signs to physician. | Core | 0.5 |
| Provide assistance to physicians or other technologists in the performance of more complex procedures. | Core | 0.5 |
| Record, process, and maintain patient data or treatment records and prepare reports. | Core | 0.5 |
| Perform procedures, such as linear tomography, mammography, sonograms, joint and cyst aspirations, routine contrast studies, routine fluoroscopy, or examinations of the head, trunk, or extremities under supervision of physician. | Core | 0.5 |
| Provide assistance in dressing or changing seriously ill or injured patients or patients with disabilities. | Core | 0 |
| Complete quality control activities, monitor equipment operation, and report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor. | Core | 0.5 |
| Maintain a current file of examination protocols. | Core | 0.5 |
| Perform general administrative tasks, such as answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, or pulling and filing films. | Core | 0.5 |
| Assist with on-the-job training of new employees or students or provide input to supervisors regarding training performance. | Core | 0.5 |
| Prepare contrast material, radiopharmaceuticals, or anesthetic or antispasmodic drugs under the direction of a radiologist. | Core | 0 |
| Operate fluoroscope to aid physician to view and guide wire or catheter through blood vessels to area of interest. | Core | 0 |
| Assign duties to radiologic staff to maintain patient flows and achieve production goals. | Core | 0.5 |
| Coordinate work with clerical personnel or other technologists and technicians. | Core | 0.5 |
| Provide students or other technicians and technologists with suggestions of additional views, alternate positioning, or improved techniques to ensure the images produced are of the highest quality. | Core | 0.5 |
| Operate mobile x-ray equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Perform supervisory duties, such as developing departmental operating budget, coordinating purchases of supplies or equipment, or preparing work schedules. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
Occupation information
Sources and attribution
This page includes information from the O*NET® 31.0 Database (https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. AI Changing Work has modified all or some of this information: the O*NET-SOC code, title and task statements are reproduced in English without change; task-type labels are shown in the page's language and tasks are listed core first; any Korean occupation title shown on the Korean-language page is AI Changing Work's translation; any KSCO-8 unit groups linked to this occupation were paired with it by AI Changing Work's judgment, and the relation labels and statuses are AI Changing Work's additions. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Any AI exposure figures on this page are published by third parties, not by AI Changing Work, and none is part of the O*NET information. OpenAI publishes task-level scores (MIT License) for O*NET 27.2 task statements; each is shown next to the O*NET 31.0 task statement with the same task ID, whose wording can differ from the 27.2 statement that was scored. OpenAI also publishes occupation-level scores for O*NET-SOC codes in the same release, and any such score is shown on the O*NET occupation with the same code. Anthropic publishes an observed exposure index in the Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY), and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes relative AI exposure categories (public domain); both are published per SOC code, and each value is shown on every O*NET occupation with that code. The International Labour Organization publishes a generative AI exposure index in ILO Working Paper 140 (CC BY 4.0) for ISCO-08 unit groups; AI Changing Work links those groups to O*NET occupations by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC and 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC crosswalks as published, without case-by-case selection, and these crosswalks match many groups only in part. Where several unit groups are linked, each group's published value is listed, and any summary shows only the lowest and highest of those values with the number of groups; no exposure figure is averaged or recalculated. Any employment figures are published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the SOC group containing this occupation. Each source is credited where its figures are shown.
O*NET OnLine: 29-2034.00 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
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