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radiology residency/fellowship programs

What radiology residency/fellowship programs Majors Need to Know

Programs in radiology residency/fellowship programs develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that radiology residency/fellowship programs graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing radiology residency/fellowship programs emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.4 / 7.
• Computers and Electronics — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set developed in a radiology residency/fellowship programs program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to radiology residency/fellowship programs careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, radiology residency/fellowship programs graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Working with Computers	4.4 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.3 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.3 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.2 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.2 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.2 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.1 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by radiology residency/fellowship programs professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
IBM SPSS Statistics	Analytical or scientific software	—
SAS	Analytical or scientific software	—
Dental software	Medical software	—
Material safety data sheet MSDS software	Compliance software	—
Image scanning software	Optical character reader OCR or scanning software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for radiology residency/fellowship programs graduates include:

• Pediatrics Teacher
• Correctional Therapy Teacher
• Veterinary Medicine Teacher
• Respiratory Therapy Instructor
• Dermatology Teacher
• Clinical Assistant Professor
• Infant Care Teacher
• Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher
• Virology Teacher
• College Professor
• Speech Therapy Teacher
• Speech Pathology Teacher
• Faculty Member
• Orthopedics Teacher
• Medical Pathology Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to radiology residency/fellowship programs graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Post-doctoral training	35.9%
Doctoral degree	25.5%
Master’s degree	22.4%
Bachelor’s degree	7.8%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	5.6%
Postsecondary certificate	2.5%
Post-master’s certificate	0.2%
First professional degree	0.1%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

How Much Do radiology residency/fellowship programs Graduates Earn?

The U.S. Department of Education tracks median earnings of radiology residency/fellowship programs graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Wages typically rise steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
4 years	$41,238
5 years	$48,758

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Is a Degree in radiology residency/fellowship programs Worth It?

On the earnings side, the federal earnings tracker, radiology residency/fellowship programs graduates earn a median of $41,238 four years after completion — roughly 9% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Medical Residency Programs	61
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.03
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.04
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.01
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.05
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.06
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.07
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.08
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.09
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	61.99
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	61.00
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	61.02

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.