Professional Radiation Therapists Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

Nationally, there are 15,000 professional radiation therapists. The occupation is characterized by a very low joblessness level. The unemployment rate for employees was 1% in 2006.

Flexibility

Professional radiation therapists working less than full time, whether by design or chance, were 10% of the total.

Education

Successful workers find it useful to have an associate degree. According to recent surveys, 42% of employees had received a degree. Professional radiation therapists with some schooling beyond high school, but not a college degree, total about 55%.

Local Outlook

Looking at workers per capita, Gainesville (Florida), Boise (Idaho), and Ann Arbor (Michigan) rise to the top of the list. Santa Ana (California), Columbus (Ohio), and Minneapolis (Minnesota) have the fewest per capita. The highest salaries for employees are in and around Camden (New Jersey), Newark (New Jersey), and San Jose (California). The lowest-paying areas are Roanoke (Virginia), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), and Boise (Idaho).

Detailed local employment conditions for Professional Radiation Therapists in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Professional Radiation Therapists

Employment info for Professional Radiation Therapists, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Alabama	Birmingham	1.47	50	$66,000
California	Los Angeles	1.33	370	$85,000
California	Oakland	2.35	160	$86,000
California	Riverside	1.84	160	$73,000
California	San Diego	1.7	150	$71,000
California	San Jose	1.33	80	$91,000
California	Santa Ana	0.68	70	$83,000
Colorado	Denver	0.73	60	$77,000
Connecticut	Hartford	1.33	50	$79,000
District of Columbia	Washington	1.75	270	$67,000
Florida	Cape Coral	4.35	60	$63,000
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	1.21	60	$89,000
Florida	Gainesville	7.3	50	$70,000
Florida	Jacksonville	0.99	40	$71,000
Florida	Miami	1.36	90	$71,000
Florida	Orlando	0.71	50	$71,000
Florida	Tampa	2.04	170	$70,000
Florida	West Palm Beach	1.34	50	$69,000
Georgia	Atlanta	0.94	150	$64,000
Georgia	Savannah	4.18	40	$63,000
Idaho	Boise	4.63	80	$49,000
Illinois	Chicago	1.29	330	$74,000
Indiana	Fort Wayne	4.36	60	$65,000
Indiana	Indianapolis	1.88	110	$70,000
Kentucky	Louisville	1.25	50	$67,000
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	2.57	60	$50,000
Maryland	Baltimore	1.75	150	$67,000
Massachusetts	Boston	2.21	250	$73,000
Michigan	Ann Arbor	4.62	50
Michigan	Detroit	2.45	120	$69,000
Michigan	Warren	1.29	100	$62,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	0.33	40	$70,000
Mississippi	Jackson	4.32	70	$55,000
Missouri	Kansas City	1.04	70	$69,000
Missouri	St Louis	2	180	$66,000
Nebraska	Omaha	2.01	60	$61,000
New Jersey	Camden	1.14	40	$94,000
New Jersey	Edison	2.37	160	$84,000
New Jersey	Newark	1.2	80	$95,000
New Mexico	Albuquerque	1.19	30	$66,000
New York	Albany	1.4	40	$75,000
New York	Nassau	1.58	130	$80,000
New York	New York	1.61	540	$82,000
New York	Rochester	1.22	40	$58,000
North Carolina	Charlotte	1.39	80	$61,000
Ohio	Cincinnati	1.32	90	$65,000
Ohio	Cleveland	1.41	100	$64,000
Ohio	Columbus	0.66	40	$67,000
Ohio	Toledo	2.38	50	$66,000
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	3.23	120	$54,000
Oklahoma	Tulsa	2.88	80	$60,000
Oregon	Eugene	4.27	40	$75,000
Oregon	Portland	1.45	100	$79,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	3.56	440
Tennessee	Chattanooga	3.51	50	$61,000
Tennessee	Knoxville	2.79	60	$96,000
Tennessee	Memphis	1.45	60	$65,000
Tennessee	Nashville	1.39	70	$90,000
Texas	Dallas	0.73	100	$77,000
Texas	Houston	1.5	250	$81,000
Virginia	Richmond	4.51	180	$61,000
Virginia	Roanoke	4.02	40	$50,000
Virginia	Virginia Beach	2.6	130	$70,000
Washington	Seattle	1.58	150	$87,000
Wisconsin	Madison	3.77	80	$72,000
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	1.58	90	$78,000