Radiologists

Health Science

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 a radiologist does

Become a radiologist

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good radiologist

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Reading work related information.
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

Average hourly rate is $164 per hour with an average salary of $340,300 per year.

Radiologist job outlook

There are 1,052 workers in this occupation in Washington.

Education needed

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Programs to get you there

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