Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a nuclear medicine radiographer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a nuclear medicine radiographer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Nuclear medicine radiographers plan, prepare and perform nuclear medicine examinations, post-processing and treatment with a wide range of equipment and techniques using X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging and radiopharmaceuticals.

Also known as nuclear medicine technologist.

Professionals 67 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: radiographer, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
radiographer 78% covered radiation therapist 59% covered respiratory therapy technician 57% covered clinical perfusion scientist 48% covered dental hygienist 40% covered nuclear medicine radiogra… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from nuclear medicine radiographer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a nuclear medicine radiographer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A nuclear medicine radiographer needs 55 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • administer radiopharmaceuticals assisting and caring
  • handle radiopharmaceuticals handling and moving
  • perform nuclear medicine procedures working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • prepare for nuclear medicine procedures management skills
  • use nuclear medicine techniques assisting and caring
  • determine patient's exposure factors information skills
  • undertake post-examination activities assisting and caring
  • administer contrast media working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • apply radiological health sciences information skills
  • determine imaging techniques to be performed assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a nuclear medicine radiographer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Nuclear medicine radiographer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a nuclear medicine radiographer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.