Takeover Tracker
27%medium risk
Radiation Therapists
vs

55 shared · 31 different

core competencies

26%medium risk
Radiologic Technicians

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricRadiation TherapistsRadiologic Technicians
Risk Score26.6%26.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile24th22th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$101,990$48,790
Employment19K174K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Performing Administrative Activities
Analyzing Data or Information
Therapy and Counseling
Controlling Machines and Processes
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Documenting/Recording Information
Physics
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Developing and Building Teams
Scheduling Work and Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Radiation Therapists

34%

total discount

Radiologic Technicians

33%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Radiation Therapists

5 of 15 at risk
87%Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification.
87%Maintain records, reports, or files as required, including such information as radiation dosages, equipment settings, or patients' reactions.
87%Calculate actual treatment dosages delivered during each session.
85%Enter data into computer and set controls to operate or adjust equipment or regulate dosage.
69%Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.

Radiologic Technicians

4 of 15 at risk
88%Operate digital picture archiving communications systems.
86%Process exposed radiographs using film processors or computer generated methods.
84%Determine patients' x-ray needs by reading requests or instructions from physicians.
51%Make exposures necessary for the requested procedures, rejecting and repeating work that does not meet established standards.
47%Prepare and set up x-ray room for patient.

Wage Comparison

Radiologic Technicians earns -$53,200(-52%) vs Radiation Therapists
Radiation TherapistsRadiologic Technicians
10th
$77,860$37,290
25th
$86,520$40,740
Median
$101,990$48,790
75th
$120,360$62,280
90th
$141,550$81,290

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Radiation Therapists2028–2035
Radiologic Technicians2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Radiologic Technicians has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Radiation Therapists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Radiation Therapists

$74,881

from $101,990

Radiologic Technicians

$36,105

from $48,790

After adjusting for AI risk, Radiation Therapists offers $38,776 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Radiation

0

Unique to Radiologic

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Decision Complexity
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
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