Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
SOC 29-2035 · 2024-2034
Operate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Monitor patient safety and comfort, and view images of area being scanned to ensure quality of pictures. May administer gadolinium contrast dosage intravenously. May interview patient, explain MRI procedures, and position patient on examining table. May enter into the computer data such as patient history, anatomical area to be scanned, orientation specified, and position of entry.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $127,471per year
- Projected openings
- 2,720
- Projected change
- +18.4%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Operations Monitoring
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $175,226 | 130 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $173,757 | 20 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $155,727 | 180 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $137,508 | 160 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $127,216 | 190 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $126,086 | 70 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $123,901 | 550 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $111,588 | 250 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $108,686 | 80 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $108,316 | 30 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $100,951 | 230 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $100,283 | 20 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $99,965 | 50 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $124,654 | 15,070 | +16.7% |
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | $80,358 | 4,280 | +15.5% |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $132,128 | 8,010 | +23.1% |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | $166,925 | 1,090 | +17.6% |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $62,080 | 22,750 | +14.3% |
| Radiation Therapists | $171,109 | 1,000 | +11.8% |
Leads to — 1
Associate of Science in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts · San Jose · $54,880