This page contains key outcome data for the Nuclear, Industrial Radiology, and Biological Technologies Major estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $59,000 (Rank: 47 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $36,000
- Unemployment Rate: 1.00% (Rank: 4 of 171)
- Percent Female: 63.6%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 15.6%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 6.8%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 4.0%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 153 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians: 56.49% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Radiation Therapists: 5.69% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 3.50%
- Registered Nurses: 2.29% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Medical and Health Services Managers: 2.18% (Average Income: $67,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.90% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.70% (Average Income: $14,000)
- Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides: 1.46% (Average Income: $29,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 1.46% (Average Income: $253,000)
- Cashiers: 1.41% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Dental Assistants: 1.15% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Health Technologists and Technicians, : 0.88% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Mechanical Engineers: 0.84% (Average Income: $197,000)
- Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents: 0.80% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Law enforcement workers, : 0.77% (Average Income: $12,000)
- Management Analysts: 0.76% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 0.74% (Average Income: $29,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 0.72% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 0.68% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Social and Community Service Managers: 0.66% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 0.61% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Chief executives and legislators/public administration: 0.60% (Average Income: $85,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 0.58% (Average Income: $36,000)
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators: 0.57% (Average Income: $56,000)
- Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics: 0.54% (Average Income: $141,000)
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