Medical and pharmaceutical technicians

How to become a medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technician

Official title: Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians

Also called: Diagnostic medical radiographer, Magnetic resonance imaging technologist, Mammographer, Medical radiation therapist, Nuclear medicine technologist, Radiographer, Sonographer

Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians test and operate radiographic, ultrasound and other medical imaging equipment to produce images of body structures for the diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease and other impairments. They may administer radiation treatments to patients under the supervision of a radiologist or other health professional.

Main tasks

Operating or overseeing operation of radiologic, ultrasound and magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes
Explaining procedures, observing and positioning patients, and using protection devices to ensure safety and comfort during examination, scan or treatment
Positioning imaging or treatment equipment, monitoring video displays, and adjusting settings and controls according to technical specifications
Reviewing and evaluating developed X-rays, videotape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes, and recording results of procedures
Monitoring patients’ conditions and reactions, reporting abnormal signs to a medical practitioner
Measuring and recording radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received and used for patients, following prescriptions issued by a medical practitioner
Administering, detecting and mapping radiopharmaceuticals or radiation in patients’ bodies, using radioisotope, camera or other equipment for diagnosing and treating diseases
Recording and disposing of radioactive materials and storing radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures

Ways in

Licence or registration: Registering body: Allied Health Professions Council and its boards. Law: Allied Health Professions Ordinance (專職醫療業條例), Cap. 359. Summary by Peernovo; check the body's current rules.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$27,000 a month
About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technician?

Not always. 35% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technician?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026