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Also called attending radiologist, breast imaging radiologist, diagnostic radiologist and general radiologist.
$420,860
Median pay a year
26,770
People do this work
6
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Radiologist
1 certification
Summary
Radiologist diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries through medical imaging techniques, including MRI, CT, PET, and ultrasound, while preparing interpretive reports and developing treatment plans based on findings
Experience
Radiologist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Performed and interpreted diagnostic imaging procedures including MRI, CT, PET, and ultrasound
Prepared comprehensive interpretive reports of findings for referring physicians and patients
Documented the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed
Communicated examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families
Obtained patients' histories from electronic records, interviews, or by communicating with referring clinicians
Reviewed and transmitted images and information using picture archiving or communications systems
Developed treatment plans for radiology patients based on diagnostic findings
Skills
Core Skills
Verifying medical activities or operations, Analyzing test data or images, Determining medical protocols, Developing healthcare safety procedures, Gathering medical histories, Collecting medical professionals, Monitoring hazardous material handling, Monitoring post-surgery patients, Examining medical instruments, Epic Systems, eClinicalWorks EHR software, Training medical providers
Tools and software
MEDITECH software
Education
Professional Degree (JD, MD, DDS) Your university, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Prepared comprehensive interpretive reports of findingsPerformed diagnostic imaging procedures and interpretationsDocumented performance and outcomes of all proceduresCommunicated examination results to physicians and patientsObtained patients' histories from various sourcesReviewed images using picture archiving systems
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Prepared comprehensive interpretive reports of findings for diagnostic imaging procedures
Documented performance and outcomes of all procedures to ensure accurate patient records
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Mention how these reports improved patient care or diagnosis accuracy
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Prepared comprehensive interpretive reports of findings for diagnostic imaging procedures, helping doctors make better treatment decisions
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Helped doctors make better treatment decisionsIncreased patient satisfaction with clear resultsReduced follow-up visits with thorough reports
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Documented performance and outcomes of all procedures to ensure accurate patient records
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Enhanced tracking of patient progressImproved communication among medical staffStreamlined patient follow-up processes
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Verifying medical activities or operations
Analyzing test data or images
Determining medical protocols
Developing healthcare safety procedures
Training medical providers
Gathering medical histories
Collecting medical professionals
Monitoring hazardous material handling
Monitoring post-surgery patients
Examining medical instruments
Evaluating treatment options
Checking diagnostic image quality
The work itself
What a Radiologist does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Radiologist make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$216,800
Median
$420,860
75th percentile
$506,010
About 26,770 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Radiologists. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.