Radiologic technologists and technicians job market in Nevada
Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.
The headline
Nevada industry employment changed 1.5 percentage points above the U.S. benchmark
A data-driven view of the industries that employ Radiologic technologists and technicians in Nevada.
Occupation pay
What Radiologic technologists and technicians earn in Nevada
BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.
Median annual wage
$82,910Nevada- Middle 50% of published wages
- $76,100 – $103,830
- U.S. median annual wage
- $80,110
- Reference period
- May 2025
The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.
Pay around Nevada
How median pay varies by metro area
Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Radiologic technologists and technicians, compared with the Nevada median of $82,910.
Reno, NV$94,740+14.3% vs. state
Carson City, NV$83,970+1.3% vs. state
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$81,170−2.1% vs. state
Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Nevada median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.
Verified snapshot
Market at a Glance
Key changes in Nevada’s weighted industry mix.
Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Published coverage: 11,969 represented establishments, 92.75% of the published industry mix.
Local research
What the data shows for radiologic technologists and technicians in Nevada
Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.
The highest-paying metro has a smaller employment market
Among 3 comparable metro estimates associated with Nevada in OEWS May 2025, the pay leader and employment-size leader differ. Reno, NV has the highest median annual pay at $94,740, with estimated employment of 330. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has the largest employment estimate at 1,330, with median pay of $81,170. The pay leader's median is 16.7% higher; estimated employment describes existing jobs, not available vacancies.
OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWSSome metro estimates cross state lines. Higher nominal pay does not establish better living standards or better chances of finding a job.
This occupation is less concentrated in the state
Nevada's share of employment in radiologic technologists and technicians differs from the national share in OEWS May 2025. The published location quotient of 0.80 expresses the state share as 0.80 times the national share. The state estimate is 1,840 jobs, 0.8% of the national employment estimate for this occupation. It represents 1.19 jobs per thousand jobs in the state's OEWS employment universe. The ratio describes employment concentration, not current hiring or future growth.
OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWSOEWS employment estimates describe covered wage-and-salary jobs and exclude self-employed workers; location quotients do not measure vacancies or worker demand.
Private education and health services has the largest positive weighted contribution
Among the leading industry groups associated with this occupation in Nevada, Private education and health services has the largest positive weighted contribution in January to March 2026. It accounts for 95.4% of the positive weighted contributions, and its own employment changed +3.6% year over year. The proxy uses each group's share of the occupation's national industry mix; the groups examined cover 99.9% of that mix. Weighted contributions do not count occupation jobs created.
January to March 2026 · BLS QCEWIndustry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology
Employment trends
Nevada industry employment over time
Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.
- Nevada · 2026 Q1+3.3%
- U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+1.8%
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View every published value
| Quarter | Nevada | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +4.5% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +4.4% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +4.3% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +4.5% | 100% |
| 2025 Q2 | +4.5% | 100% |
| 2025 Q3 | +5.4% | 100% |
| 2025 Q4 | +5.2% | 100% |
| 2026 Q1 | +3.3% | 100% |
How to read this chart
State trend and national reference
The solid line follows Nevada’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.
- Published quarters
- 8
- Earliest quarter
- 2024 Q2
- Latest quarter
- 2026 Q1
- U.S. benchmark
- +1.8%
Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.
Industry context
Where Radiologic technologists and technicians Work
The occupation mix determines which Nevada industries are weighted into this view.
| Industry group | Occupation mix | Employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly industry wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private education and health services | 92.7% | +3.6% | 11,969 | $1,257 |
| Professional and business services | 4.0% | +4.0% | 32,264 | $1,867 |
| Federal | 2.9% | -7.2% | 389 | $2,090 |
| State and local | 0.3% | +0.2% | 1,067 | $1,444 |
Which industries are growing?
3 weighted industries are growing
Only weighted industries with a published positive Nevada employment change are listed.
- Professional and business services+4.0%
- Private education and health services+3.6%
- State and local+0.2%
The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.
Current Nevada context
Current Nevada Market Signals
Statewide indicators for all occupations in Nevada. They are not Radiologic technologists and technicians demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.
Statewide job postings
Indeed job postings · Nevada
Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score
Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100
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View values: Indeed postings index
| Observation date | Index (Feb 2020 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | 117.53 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 117.88 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 118.16 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 118.53 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 118.28 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 118.04 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 119.35 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 119.86 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 119.84 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 120.00 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 121.28 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 121.58 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 121.13 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 120.64 |
This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.
Career context
Related occupations
Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.
Questions answered by this release
Radiologic technologists and technicians in Nevada FAQs
Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.
Is employment growing for Radiologic technologists and technicians in Nevada?
The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Nevada industries weighted to Radiologic technologists and technicians changed +3.3% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +1.8% nationwide.
Are wages for Radiologic technologists and technicians rising in Nevada?
QCEW does not publish pay for Radiologic technologists and technicians in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed 0.0% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.
How complete is this Nevada industry view?
The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 100% of the occupation’s industry mix.
Does this page show current Radiologic technologists and technicians openings?
No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.
Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 100% · full evidence record
Methodology & Sources
Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.
- Occupation
- Radiologic technologists and technicians
- SOC code
- 29-2034
- State
- Nevada
- QCEW release label
- QCEW 2026 Q1
- Data period
- 2026 Q1
- State industry employment, year over year
- +3.3%State data coverage 100%
- U.S. benchmark, year over year
- +1.8%
- Difference from U.S. benchmark
- +1.5 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
- Establishments, year over year
- +3.6%State data coverage 100%
- Average weekly industry wage, year over year
- 0.0%State data coverage 100%
- Industry mix vintage
- EP-2025-2035
- BLS publication date
- Aug 28, 2026
- Source verification
- Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
- Canonical record URL
- https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/radiologic-technologists-and-technicians/nevada#evidence-record
- Derived by
- JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix
MethodologyBLS QCEWHow to citeQCEW state context release, 2026 Q1
Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.