This is a medium-sized occupational group. There is an average number of medical radiation technologists employed full time throughout the year. Their full-time (full year) salary is above the provincial average, and women make up three-quarters of the workers in this occupational group.

Medical radiation technologists are primarily employed by the Health care and social assistance industry. Work tends to be concentrated in the Lower Mainland-Southwest and Vancouver Island and Coast regions, likely due to the number of major hospitals and health-care centres in these larger urban areas. Employment is also more highly concentrated in the Thompson-Okanagan region when compared to the all occupation average.

The following tables provide basic information on the workforce trends for this occupation based on the 2006 Census.

	This Occupation	Comparison to other occupations
Employed (size of occupation)	2,000	Average
Full-time Salary (full year)	$63,920	Above Average
% working full-time (full year)	52%	Average
% of employees who are women	76%	Above Average

	Share of occupational employment
Health Care and Social Assistance	96%
Other	4%

This Occupation All Occupations Vancouver Island and Coast 21% 17% Lower Mainland - Southwest 55% 60% Thompson - Okanagan 17% 11% Kootenay 3% 4% Cariboo 2% 4% North Coast, Nechako and Northeast 3% 4%