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Occupations / Medical Imaging Professionals

Medical Imaging Professionals

Medical Imaging Professionals operate X-ray and other radiation producing and imaging equipment for diagnostic, monitoring and treatment purposes under the direction of Radiologists and other Medical Practitioners.

HealthANZSCO 2512
$2,360/wkMedian full-time pay
26kPeople employed
+33% ▲Growth to 2035
64%Work full time
36Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2512.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

receiving referrals from medical practitioners to perform medical imaging and radiation treatment of patientsdetermining the appropriate equipment to use, such as x-ray equipment, radiation scanners, fluoroscopes, ultrasound equipment, nuclear instrumentation, angiography equipment and computed tomography (ct) equipment, and selecting the appropriate equipment settings to provide the diagnostic information requested by medical practitionerscalculating details of procedures such as length and intensity of exposure to radiation, size and strength of dosage of isotopes, and settings of recording equipmentexplaining procedures to patients and answering patients' inquiries about processesensuring patients' welfare during procedurespositioning patients, screens and equipment preparatory to procedures
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2512 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 7,600 more people in medical imaging professionals by 2035 ▲

The field grew 7.1% in the year to February 2026, adding about 1,700 workers. Most of the jobs are in VIC and NSW, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2512.More about our sources: How we check our facts
22.9k2025
27.1k2030 PROJ.
30.5k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

9 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

9% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 2512. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

11129NATGraduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound (General Discipline)

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2512.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC8k
NSW7.1k
QLD4.3k
WA2.2k
SA1.9k
ACT0.4k
TAS0.4k
NT0.2k

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