Where is it easiest to open: Diagnostic Imaging Centers
49 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 29-2034” (soc) for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 941 | 13.7 | $69,802 | licence | California Radiologic Technologist (CR; X-ray, Limited Permit Technician (LP) |
| FL | 883 | 14.2 | $68,055 | exam | Radiologic Technologist |
| TX | 798 | 15.1 | $68,833 | licence | MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST |
| NY | 542 | 14.8 | $86,591 | licence | Licensed Radiological Technologist |
| NJ | 261 | 17.2 | $61,972 | exam | CHEST RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST |
| IL | 189 | 11.8 | $60,712 | exam | RADIOGRAPHER, INDUSTRIAL; RADIOGRAPHER, MEDICAL |
| GA | 178 | 10.7 | $85,487 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 175 | 17.8 | $67,764 | licence | Mammographic Technologist; Practical Technologist in Bone Densito |
| NC | 172 | 14.2 | $105,365 | licence | Mammography/Accreditation Standards-Ce; X-Ray; Radiation Machine Registration |
| PA | 138 | 12.4 | $82,430 | not matched | — |
| MD | 129 | 20.0 | $57,752 | licence | RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIA |
| MA | 124 | 15.8 | $106,010 | exam | RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST |
| WA | 121 | 13.0 | $74,541 | exam | Chiropractic X-Ray Technician Registra; Radiological Technologist |
| MI | 118 | 14.8 | $72,185 | licence | X-Ray Technologist |
| OH | 114 | 21.3 | $64,803 | exam | Radiologist Assistant |
| VA | 100 | 17.8 | $79,603 | exam | Radiologic Technologist License; Radiologic Technologist-Limited Licens |
| NV | 98 | 15.7 | $75,273 | not matched | — |
| LA | 96 | 9.2 | $70,952 | exam | Radiologic Technologist |
| CO | 85 | 14.3 | $102,719 | exam | Radiologic Technologists |
| MO | 77 | 12.2 | $65,377 | not matched | — |
| CT | 75 | 21.4 | $87,996 | exam | Radiographer |
| TN | 72 | 19.1 | $66,761 | exam | RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT |
| IN | 64 | 10.3 | $93,050 | exam | Chest Radiographer; Limited General Radiographer |
| SC | 60 | 11.4 | $74,529 | not matched | — |
| AL | 59 | 12.1 | $79,990 | not matched | — |
| UT | 52 | 8.3 | $79,155 | licence | RADIOLOGY ASSISTANT; RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST |
| MN | 51 | 18.4 | $65,974 | licence | Limited Scope X-ray Operator and Bone ; X-ray Equipment Service Provider |
| OK | 48 | 9.3 | $67,942 | exam | Industrial Radiographer Certification; Radiologist Assistant |
| DE | 44 | 8.6 | $64,934 | exam | Medical Radiographer |
| OR | 41 | 20.4 | $104,530 | licence | All Medical Imaging License Applicatio |
| ID | 36 | 17.9 | $58,633 | not matched | — |
| NM | 34 | 18.5 | $82,205 | exam | Fusion Imaging; Radiographic Radiologic Technologist |
| RI | 33 | 14.5 | $64,296 | exam | Radiographer |
| KS | 32 | 12.5 | $88,584 | exam | Radiologic Technologist (LRT) |
| AR | 26 | 21.1 | $126,792 | exam | Licensed Technologist License (LTL); Limited Licensed Technologist (LLT) / |
| KY | 26 | 16.7 | $79,772 | exam | General Certified Radiation Operator (; Limited Certified Radiation Operator ( |
| WI | 26 | 11.2 | $62,521 | exam | CHIROPRACTIC RADIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN |
| MS | 20 | 7.8 | $56,263 | exam | Radiologic Technologist |
| HI | 19 | 13.4 | $52,035 | exam | Radiographer |
| IA | 17 | 16.5 | $150,200 | exam | Industrial Radiographer; Radiographer - General or Limited Diag |
| NE | 13 | 24.1 | $110,815 | licence | Medical Radiographer |
| AK | 13 | 9.7 | $157,532 | not matched | — |
| ME | 12 | 11.2 | $48,852 | exam | Limited Radiographer; Radiographer, Trainee |
| MT | 11 | 8.9 | $118,949 | exam | Radiologic Technologists - Limited Per; Radiologic Technologists - Radiologic |
| WY | 8 | 26.4 | $108,521 | exam | RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND TECHNICIAN |
| WV | 6 | 9.3 | $57,125 | not matched | — |
| DC | 5 | 12.2 | $107,426 | not matched | — |
| NH | 3 | 15.3 | $272,022 | not matched | — |
| ND | 3 | 34.0 | $91,480 | exam | Bone Densitometry Technologists; Fluoroscopy Technicians |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.