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Healthcare · Updated Aug 2026

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
62/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
52/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence82/100
Task coverage85%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.High
73
Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.High
68
Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.High
66
Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.High
63
Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.High
59
Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.High
67
Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.High
62
Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.High
66
Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.High
56
Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.High
66
Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.High
36
Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.High
66
Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.High
67
Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.Medium
60
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.73
  2. Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.68
  3. Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.67
  4. Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.67
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.01
  2. Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.02
  3. Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.03
  4. Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.04
  5. Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.05
Where else this work leads

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency65
Physical dependency47
Adoption pressure64
Labour-market resilience69
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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