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ANZSCO 251213Updated 2026-01-29
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
National shortage level: Strong
ANZSCO 251213OSCA 263131
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 115k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2220
Salary range: AUD 104k-AUD 127k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
34.3%
NSW
29.9%
VIC
18.1%
QLD
Education mix
78.4%
bachelor degree
15.1%
Post graduate
4.3%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Nuclear Medicine Technologists perform or assist in performing diagnostic examinations using radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals, and administer radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals for therapeutic purposes under the direction of Specialist Medical Practitioners.
What you do
- • Receives referrals to perform medical imaging and radiation treatment.
- • Determines equipment and selects settings to provide the information requested by medical practitioners.
- • Calculates details of procedures such as length and intensity of exposure to radiation, size and strength of dosage of isotopes and settings of recording equipment.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (78.4%)
Recent job ads
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Tasks
- • Calculates details of procedures such as length and intensity of exposure to radiation, size and strength of dosage of isotopes and settings of recording equipment.
- • Conveys findings of procedures to medical practitioners.
- • Decides if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes and selects images to show medical practitioners.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2220
Annual median: AUD 115k
Range: AUD 104k-AUD 127k