Therapeutic Radiographer
10AI EXPOSURE TODAY10
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST50%
NOT A FORECAST50%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
STARTING PAY£30,000 - £35,000
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Therapeutic Radiographer
Therapeutic radiographers use radiation to treat cancer. They operate specialized machines that aim high-energy beams at cancerous cells to destroy them, while protecting healthy tissue as much as possible.
THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.
AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.
This job holds up well against AI
AI exposure today is low on our index (10), and the law requires human oversight. That human could be you. That is about as safe as careers get right now, though it is still worth learning to use the tools well.
Organisations in this field
Organisations known to employ people in this area of work. This is not a list of current vacancies.
NHSThe National Health Service is the largest employer in the UK, providing a wide range of healthcare services including radiotherapy.
Royal Marsden HospitalA leading cancer treatment centre in the UK, known for its innovative approaches to cancer care and research.University College London HospitalsA major teaching hospital that offers a variety of healthcare services, including advanced radiotherapy treatments.