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radiology residency/fellowship programs

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 61.2601 - 61.2699.

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

Skills 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
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
IBM SPSS Statistics	Analytical or scientific software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
SAS	Analytical or scientific software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio	Computer based training software	—
Blackboard Learn	Computer based training 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:

• Pharmacology Professor
• Health Diagnostics Teacher
• Clinical Professor
• Psychiatry Teacher
• Physical Therapy Professor
• Podiatry Teacher
• Pediatrics Teacher
• Nutrition Teacher
• Medical Assistant Instructor
• Surgical Aides Teacher
• Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher
• Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
• Gynecology Teacher
• Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher
• Dietary Aide 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?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of radiology residency/fellowship programs graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Earnings tend to climb 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?

Looking purely at 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	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Residency Programs	—
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	—
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	—
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	—

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.