Also called: Radiopharmacist
Prepares radioactive medicines used to scan and treat diseases like cancer and heart disease.
You start before dawn, since some radioactive medicines decay within hours. Behind lead shielding you measure precise doses and send them out to hospitals by courier, then check quality and safety records.
Based on pharmacists overall.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 6 years after high school. Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) plus nuclear pharmacy training and certification.
Ways in: Professional school, Certification. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Pharmacy (PharmD), Chemistry.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Growth is for pharmacists overall; radiopharmaceutical cancer therapies are growing fast.
Low risk for 10 years. Automated dose dispensers help, but licensed pharmacists must prepare and check radioactive medicines.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1051.
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