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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Also known as: MRI Coordinator (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Coordinator), MRI QA Coordinator (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quality Assurance Coordinator), MRI Radiographer (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Radiographer), MRI Specialist (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Specialist), MRI Tech (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technician)
median $95,48010-yr demand +7.1%AI exposure 4/100typical entry Associate's degree
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists is well paid, AI barely touches it so far, and demand is growing.

The pay range

Bottom 10% to top 10% of workers in this role (BLS).

How exposed is it to AI?

Two things matter: how much AI is actually used in the role today (right), and how much it could automate in theory (up). Low exposure so far.
Each faint dot is another occupation. The amber dot is Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists — its position tells you whether the disruption is here yet or still over the horizon.
used today 4/100 automatable in theory 32/100 archetype The Human Moat

If AI does come for this job — where could you go?

Adjacent careers ranked by how much safer + how much more they pay, and the skill gap to get there. Click any to see its full breakdown.
How this is built. Median pay and the full distribution come from filed U.S. wage data (BLS OEWS + DOL/LCA filings); AI exposure blends O*NET task content with model-based automation potential; escape routes are computed from skill overlap between occupations, then ranked by how much safer + better-paid the move is. This joins real distributions and projects them forward — it needs the real distributions and the skill graph, not a guess. Figures describe group medians and trends, not any one person's outcome.