6 of the Most Popular Types of Diagnostic Radiography Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Diagnostic Radiography Jobs

• Industrial Radiographer

  Salary range: $68,500 - $76,000

  An industrial radiographer uses x-ray and other radiation technology to determine the integrity of mechanical equipment. You do this as part of the quality assurance (QA) testing process. You mostly work with equipment that is not easy to move, like gas or oil pipelines under the ground or large industrial machinery in a factory. Your responsibilities include taking x-ray images of equipment for further analysis, examining the equipment, and processing radiography images. You are also responsible for ensuring that measures are in place to control radiation exposure at the worksite. These positions are typically full-time and require traveling to different work sites.

• Radiology Technologist

  Salary range: $60,000 - $124,500

  A radiology technologist or technician is healthcare professional who takes images of patients’ tissues and bones, as ordered by their doctors using radiologic equipment. As a radiology tech, your responsibilities and duties include preparing equipment, explaining the procedures to patients, taking images, and passing results to doctors. You do not diagnose patients, but you do answer questions they have throughout the process. You must ensure that all the images are correct and clear so that the treating doctor can make a proper diagnosis and provide treatment. Some radiology technologists may have a specialty such as mammography.

• Dental Radiography

  Salary range: $40,500 - $51,500

  Dental Radiography is a common job search query. Most salaries for Dental Radiography jobs pay between $40,500 (25th percentile) and $51,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Dental Radiography job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• No Experience Radiology

  Salary range: $65,500 - $120,000

  No Experience Radiology is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for No Experience Radiology jobs pay between $65,500 (25th percentile) and $120,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for No Experience Radiology job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Sports Radiographer

  Salary range: $60,000 - $124,500

  Sports Radiographer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Sports Radiographer jobs pay between $60,000 (25th percentile) and $124,500 (75th percentile) annually. There are lots of open positions nationwide for Sports Radiographer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Limited X Ray Tech

  Salary range: $90,500 - $130,000

  Limited X Ray Tech is a common job search query. Most salaries for Limited X Ray Tech jobs pay between $90,500 (25th percentile) and $130,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Limited X Ray Tech job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.