Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Radiologists
Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and ultrasounds. May perform minimally invasive medical procedures and tests.
Also called: Attending Physician, Diagnostic Radiologist, Interventional Neuroradiologist, Interventional Radiologist, Musculoskeletal Specialty Radiologist (MSK Specialty Radiologist), Neuroradiologist
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $409,740
- $196.99/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- Not published
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- Not published
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- Doctoral or professional degree
- plus Internship/residency
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $113,600 | $371,090 | $409,740 | $489,230 | $591,970 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
What you’d do
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
- Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.
- Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.
- Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
- Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Higher exposure69 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 63
- Language-model AIOE 62
- GPTs-are-GPTs 81
Observed AI use today: Substantial (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for radiologists is higher, and observed AI use is already substantial. AI tools can help with reading images and drafting reports and documentation. Talking with referring doctors, patients, and families, and performing procedures, still rely on the radiologist's judgment and skills.
Likely to change
- Reviewing MRI, CT, and ultrasound images
- Drafting interpretive reports and procedure documentation
Still relies on people
- Explaining results to doctors, patients, and families
- Performing hands-on minimally invasive procedures
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