The vacancy rate for radiographers continues to dip, with only 2.1% of budgeted full-time positions now unfilled, according to a survey recently conducted by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
Radiographer vacancy rates have fallen every year since 2003, according to the ASRT. Vacancy rates for radiographers are as follows:
- 2003: 10.3%
- 2004: 7.7%
- 2005: 5.4%
- 2006: 4.5%
- 2007: 3.7%
- 2008: 3.4%
- 2009: 2.5%
- 2010: 2.1%
The same trend is evident in other medical imaging disciplines and specialties, according to the Albuquerque, NM-based society. CT technologists had a vacancy rate of 2.6% in 2010, down from 8.5% in 2003. MR technologist positions had a vacancy rate of 3.4% in 2010, down from 9% in 2003.
The vacancy rate of mammographers was 1.8% in 2010, down from 7.2% in 2003. Nuclear medicine technologist positions had a vacancy rate of 2.1% in 2010, compared with 10.9% in 2003.
Cardiovascular-interventional technologists had a vacancy rate of 3.5%, compared with 14.6% in 2003, while sonographers had a vacancy rate of 4.6%, compared with 11.7% in 2003.
The staffing survey also showed that 54.4% of respondents are not currently recruiting technologists for their radiology departments.
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