Nuclear Medicine Technician
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Nuclear Medicine Technician occupation series (code 0642): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Nuclear Medicine Technician is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 61 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. At an average salary of $107,848 it pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #44 of 45
FedScope read on Nuclear Medicine Technician (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved sideways versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Code 06, the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, is where the federal government classifies Nuclear Medicine Technician alongside 44 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Nuclear Medicine Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family totals 339,162 employees, and Nuclear Medicine Technician accounts for 0.0% of them.
Salary Context
How Nuclear Medicine Technician pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$107,848
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-8.1%
Where Nuclear Medicine Technician ranks on federal pay
Nuclear Medicine Technician earns more on average than 59% of federal occupation series (321 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Nuclear Medicine Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Nuclear Medicine Technician.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Nuclear Medicine Technician outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (61 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($107,848 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Nuclear Medicine Technician pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Nuclear Medicine Technician postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.