Medical Dosimetrists
Health ScienceO*NET 29-2036.00United States
Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology team.
- Median annual earnings
- $149,823
- Projected change
- +8.3%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 4.52K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
75% of the workforce
Growing to 4.9K by 2035
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The work
What medical dosimetrists do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Design the arrangement of radiation fields to reduce exposure to critical patient structures, such as organs, using computers, manuals, and guides.
- Calculate the delivery of radiation treatment, such as the amount or extent of radiation per session, based on the prescribed course of radiation therapy.
- Identify and outline bodily structures, using imaging procedures, such as x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography.
- Plan the use of beam modifying devices, such as compensators, shields, and wedge filters, to ensure safe and effective delivery of radiation treatment.
- Calculate, or verify calculations of, prescribed radiation doses.
- Develop radiation treatment plans in consultation with members of the radiation oncology team.
- Supervise or perform simulations for tumor localizations, using imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography scans.
- Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for treatment delivery, using image-guided radiation therapy.
- Record patient information, such as radiation doses administered, in patient records.
- Advise oncology team members on use of beam modifying or immobilization devices in radiation treatment plans.
- Fabricate beam modifying devices, such as compensators, shields, and wedge filters.
- Perform quality assurance system checks, such as calibrations, on treatment planning computers.
- Fabricate patient immobilization devices, such as molds or casts, for radiation delivery.
- Develop requirements for the use of patient immobilization devices and positioning aides, such as molds or casts, as part of treatment plans to ensure accurate delivery of radiation and comfort of patient.
- Teach medical dosimetry, including its application, to students, radiation therapists, or residents.
- Conduct radiation oncology-related research, such as improving computer treatment planning systems or developing new treatment devices.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $107,883
- 25th percentile
- $130,152
- 50th percentile
- $149,823
- 75th percentile
- $178,111
- 90th percentile
- $200,011
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $149,823 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+8.3%faster than average
20254,523 jobs
2035 projected4,897 jobs
374 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 75%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 20%
- Certificate
- 5%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Science
- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Dosimetrists817 postings
- 02Radiation Oncology Physicians243 postings
- 03Locum Tenens Radiation Oncology Physicians197 postings
- 04Radiation Oncologists196 postings
- 05Certified Medical Dosimetrists97 postings
- 06Radiation Oncology Registered Nurses34 postings
- 07Radiation Therapists24 postings
- 08Radiation Oncology Managers17 postings
- 09DO Physicians10 postings
- 10Locums Tenens10 postings
- 11Applications Trainers9 postings
- 12Directors of Radiation Oncology8 postings
- 13Clinic Radiologic Technologists5 postings
- 14Medical Oncologist Physicians5 postings
- 15Medical Physics Residents5 postings
- 16Radiation Oncology Medical Directors5 postings
- 17Radiation Therapy Technologists5 postings
- 18Technical Assistants5 postings
- 19Hematologists/Oncologists4 postings
- 20Oncologists4 postings
Top employers
- 01Weatherby Healthcare105 postings
- 02LocumTenens.com78 postings
- 03Cardinal Health57 postings
- 04Intermountain Health57 postings
- 05SSM Health Care40 postings
- 06All Star HealthCare32 postings
- 07Hayman Daugherty Associates32 postings
- 08AMN Healthcare30 postings
- 09Global Medical Staffing30 postings
- 10Soliant Health26 postings
- 11Physician Empire24 postings
- 12CompHealth22 postings
- 13Cancer Specialists Of North Florida19 postings
- 14CHRISTUS Health18 postings
- 15Trinity Health17 postings
- 16Jackson And Coker16 postings
- 17US Oncology Network16 postings
- 18Britt Medical Search15 postings
- 19University of Pittsburgh Medical Center15 postings
- 20CommonSpirit Health14 postings
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