Also called: DXA Technologist, Bone Density Technologist
Runs DXA scanners that measure bone strength, helping doctors catch osteoporosis before a hip or spine breaks.
Helps an older patient onto the scanner table, positions her hip and spine just right, and takes a very low-dose X-ray scan in a few minutes. You check the image, measure the bone and compare it with last year's scan. Precision matters: a small positioning slip can make bones look weaker than they are.
Estimate; many DXA roles are combined with X-ray or mammography.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Often a radiologic technologist; in some states a limited X-ray license plus ARRT or ISCD bone densitometry certification.
Ways in: Certification, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Radiologic Technology.
Growing about average. Steady demand from an aging population.
Medium risk for 10 years. Scanner software already auto-measures and AI may read results, but positioning frail patients stays human.
Classes: Biology, Anatomy, Physics.
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