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23% Chance of Automation

“Radiographer” will almost certainly not be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Take x rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's blood stream for diagnostic purposes. Includes technologists who specialize in other scanning modalities.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2034.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 59,260.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 28.00
Currently, there are 200,650 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Radiologic Technologists”.

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Tasks for “Radiographer”

Perform administrative duties, such as developing departmental operating budget, coordinating purchases of supplies or equipment, or preparing work schedules.
Remove and process film.
Perform scheduled maintenance or minor emergency repairs on radiographic equipment.
Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination.
Collaborate with other medical team members, such as physicians or nurses, to conduct angiography or special vascular procedures.
Provide assistance in dressing or changing seriously ill, injured, or disabled patients.
Operate fluoroscope to aid physician to view and guide wire or catheter through blood vessels to area of interest.
Monitor video display of area being scanned and adjust density or contrast to improve picture quality.
Record, process, and maintain patient data or treatment records and prepare reports.
Take thorough and accurate patient medical histories.
Set up examination rooms, ensuring that all necessary equipment is ready.
Demonstrate new equipment, procedures, or techniques to staff and provide technical assistance.
Monitor patients' conditions and reactions, reporting abnormal signs to physician.
Prepare and administer oral or injected contrast media to patients.
Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan.
Use radiation safety measures and protection devices to comply with government regulations and to ensure safety of patients and staff.
Coordinate work with clerical personnel or other technologists.
Key commands and data into computer to document and specify scan sequences, adjust transmitters and receivers, or photograph certain images.
Position and immobilize patient on examining table.
Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes.
Operate or oversee operation of radiologic or magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes.
Measure thickness of section to be radiographed, using instruments similar to measuring tapes.
Assign duties to radiologic staff to maintain patient flows and achieve production goals.

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Straps
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Intramuscular needles
X ray imaging charge-coupled device CCD cameras
Film cassettes
Image storage systems
Fluoroscopes
Patient immobilizing devices
Grids
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Portable densitometers
Personal computers
Computed tomography CT scanners
Mercury blood pressure units
Radiation measurement badges
Collimators
Portable x ray machines
Electrocardiography EKG units
Filters
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Film processing equipment
Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
X ray bone densitometers
Notebook computers
Intravenous IV tubing
Rapid film changers
Desktop computers
Tablet computers
Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
Scan converters
Automatic x ray film processors
Compression bands
Syringes
X ray machines
Diaphragms
Over-the-needle intravenous IV catheters
Image capturing and transmission systems
Cylinders
Hypodermic needles
Digital transmission densitometers
Self-contained film processors
Oxygen equipment
Intravenous IV syringes
Tourniquets
Sandbags
Intravenous IV locks
Magnetic tape recorders
Radiation protection devices
Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM system equipment
Computed tomography CT audio and visual intercommunication systems
Vacutainer tubes
Picture archiving and communication systems PACS
Automated defibrillators
Cushions
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography PET/CT scanners
Portable film processors
X ray calipers
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Venipuncture needles
Cones
Intensifying screens

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