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12.6%
ASRT survey nuclear medicine vacancy
800
Annual U.S. NMT openings

Nuclear Medicine Staffing and Openings

ASRT's 2025 survey found 12.6% nuclear medicine vacancy in responding U.S. departments. BLS projects 800 annual U.S. openings for 2025-2035, including replacement needs. These national measures describe the profession, not the current travel nuclear medicine technologist jobs listed here.

Nuclear Medicine Tech Travel Jobs: Settings

Hospitals employed 71% of nuclear medicine technologists in 2025, according to BLS. Physicians' offices accounted for 14%, medical and diagnostic labs for 8%, and outpatient care centers for 3%. These are employer categories, not inpatient and outpatient caseload shares. For travelers considering nuclear medicine tech travel jobs, office and lab experience connects to a sizeable part of the profession beyond hospital departments.

Theranostics workflows vary even among sites offering the same treatments. A 2025 study in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology received responses from 35 U.S. institutions providing lutetium-177 therapies. Reported post-therapy imaging differed between treatments and sites, including its timing and frequency. For travelers with therapy experience, the study shows why moving between programs can involve different imaging workflows even when the radiopharmaceutical is familiar.

Diagnostic medical sonographer performing an ultrasound exam.

Travel Nuclear Medicine Technologist Jobs: FAQs

Does CNMT certification automatically give me the PET specialty credential?

CNMT certification doesn't automatically confer NMTCB's PET specialty credential. PET has its own eligibility and examination requirements; performing PET studies isn't the same as holding that certification. Whether a job requires the PET credential is a separate employer decision.

Which licensing rules apply to nuclear medicine work in another state?

Where a state requires a nuclear medicine license, you still need that license. NMTCB says most licensing states accept its certification instead of a state examination. That can satisfy the exam requirement; certification doesn't replace the state's licensing process.

Do attenuation-only CT scans count toward NMTCB(CT) eligibility?

Attenuation-only scans don't meet NMTCB's CT procedure requirement. Qualifying procedures must use diagnostic-quality parameters. They may be performed alongside PET or SPECT attenuation-correction imaging. Completing attenuation scans isn't enough to document the diagnostic CT competencies required for the credential.

Do I need my previous employer's dose report for a nuclear medicine assignment?

An employer-issued report isn't the only record accepted under NRC rules. For workers who require monitoring, a site may accept your signed statement describing the nature and amount of occupational radiation dose received that year. The rule also allows employer records. Earlier assignments remain part of that year's dose history.

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