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Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Uses small amounts of radioactive medicine to image and treat disease.
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Nuclear medicine technologists prepare and give radioactive drugs, run PET and other scanners, and keep patients and staff safe from radiation. They work mostly in hospitals and imaging centers.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Biology · Science
Builds biology, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Veterinary Science · Career and Technical
Builds biology, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.