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Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 4.4% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
- Rank
- #524 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +4.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $101,370 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 17,400 in the US, with about 800 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Operate medical equipment17%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Follow standard healthcare safety procedures to protect patient and staff members10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze health or medical data6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,718 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
AI helps with this: Explain medical information to patients or family members6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 750 conversations, and it got them there 97% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain medical equipment or instruments5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate laboratory or field equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare specimens or materials for testing2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Determine operational methods or procedures1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 461 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 800 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 41% of the workRadiation Therapists3% AI does, against 9% here+2.8% by 2035 · $105,310 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 35% of the workLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2% AI does, against 9% here+3% by 2035 · $64,400 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 27% of the workNursing Assistants3% AI does, against 9% here+2.6% by 2035 · $42,260 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Health front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.09, higher than 28% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 29-2033 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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