Healthcare · SOC 29-1224
Interprets medical images to diagnose disease.
Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
Timeline: 5–10 years — AI assists reads; accountability and edge cases stay with MDs.
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$98,340 median pay
$58,160 median pay
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$97,020 median pay
$77,660 median pay
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Radiologist is watch on AIFear. Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
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Our AI Fear Score for Radiologist is 41/100 (Watch). Parts of the job are exposed, but judgment and context still matter.
41 out of 100. It blends a Frey & Osborne automation probability of 30% with an estimated LLM task-exposure of 55%.
Most exposed: Flagging routine abnormalities, Triage and prioritization. Harder to automate: Complex/ambiguous diagnoses, Integrating clinical context, Procedures.
Lean into AI-augmented diagnosis, Procedural skills, Clinical judgment. Consider roles such as Interventional radiologist or Clinical AI lead.
AI Fear Score blends Frey & Osborne (2013) automation probability with an LLM task-exposure estimate (after Eloundou et al., 2023). Pay/employment are approximate BLS figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.