Career roadmap
How to become a Medical Dosimetrists
What you would actually do
The tasks Medical Dosimetristss spend real time on, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Protect patients or staff members using safety equipment.
- Adjust settings or positions of medical equipment.
- Administer medical substances for imaging or other procedures.
- Collaborate on research activities with scientists or technical specialists.
- Communicate with other workers to coordinate activities.
- Collaborate with other professionals to assess client needs or plan treatments.
- Create advanced digital images of patients using computer imaging systems.
- Operate diagnostic imaging equipment.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Critical Thinking4.1/5
- Reading Comprehension4.0/5
- Active Listening4.0/5
- Speaking3.9/5
- Writing3.8/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.6/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6/5
- Mathematics3.5/5
- Monitoring3.5/5
- Time Management3.5/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Medical Dosimetristss are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Investigative5.2/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Conventional4.9/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Realistic4.5/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Social3.7/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Enterprising2.1/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Artistic1.4/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
