How to become a diagnostic radiographer
Official title: Diagnostic radiographer
Also called: Angiographer, Magnetic resonance imaging technologist, Mammographer, Medical diagnostic radiographer, Medical imaging technologist, Radiologic technologist, Magnetic resonance imaging technologist, Mammographer, Medical diagnostic radiographer, Radiologic technologist
Diagnostic radiographer plans, prepares and performs diagnostic imaging examinations and post processing, with a wide range of equipment and techniques using X-rays, strong magnetic fields or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and high frequency sound (ultrasound).
Main tasks
- Interviewing patients and conducting diagnostic tests to determine their health status, functional limitations, and the nature of physical or mental disorders, illnesses or other health problems
- Assessing patient condition and determining appropriate modification of imaging techniques independently
- Performing limited minimally invasive procedures (e.g. intravenous cannulation, contrast/radioisotope/radiotracer administration, insertion of rectal enema tube) with appropriate patient assessment for risk factors and contraindications and applying mitigating measures to prevent and/or manage associated complications
How to become one
Diagnostic radiographer is required to register with the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) or its equivalent in order to practise in Singapore.
Ways in
- University: Medicine & Dentistry degrees, Offered by 2 universities in Singapore
- University: Allied Health degrees, Offered by 1 universities in Singapore
- Licence or registration: Five professions are regulated: physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, diagnostic radiographers and radiation therapists. They must be registered with the Allied Health Professions Council and hold a practising certificate. Law: Allied Health Professions Act 2011. Regulator: Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) (https://www.ahpc.gov.sg).
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $68,592 a year. The middle half earn $55,272 to $87,036 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a diagnostic radiographer?
Diagnostic radiographer is required to register with the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) or its equivalent in order to practise in Singapore.
How much does a diagnostic radiographer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $68,592 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $55,272 to $87,036.
Will AI change the work of a diagnostic radiographer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat): Singapore Standard Occupational Classification (SSOC) 2024 (SSOC 2024 (definitions and index updated 2026-06-24)), Singapore Open Data Licence, 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