Radiologic Technologist Jobs in Dallas, TX
Radiologic technologists in Dallas take X-rays in the trauma bays and operating rooms of the Southwestern Medical District, in Oak Cliff and at urgent care clinics across the city. The metro median is close to $40 an hour. Here are the current openings, followed by who is hiring and how to get certified in Texas.
Current radiologic technologist Openings in Dallas, TX
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Radiologic Technologist Work in Dallas
Most Dallas rad tech jobs sit inside the big hospital campuses. The Medical District on Harry Hines Blvd and Forest Park Rd runs inpatient, emergency and operating room imaging around the clock, Methodist Dallas Medical Center covers Oak Cliff from N Beckley Ave, and the north-central cluster along Walnut Hill Ln and Forest Ln near LBJ adds more. Outpatient imaging centers and urgent care clinics spread the work across North Dallas and the suburbs, usually on daytime schedules.
Texas requires a state certificate for this job, and the major Dallas hospitals also ask for national ARRT registration, so the qualified pool is limited to graduates of accredited programs. That keeps pay well above most allied health roles, and specialty work in the operating room, CT and interventional radiology pays the most.
Top Dallas Employers Hiring Radiologic Technologists
These Dallas employers are hiring or recruiting radiologic technologists now:
- UT Southwestern Medical Center - the academic medical center hires inpatient X-ray technologists in the Medical District, including PRN roles.
- Texas Health Resources - the health system behind Texas Health Dallas on Walnut Hill Ln hires radiographers, including for its urgent care clinics in Dallas and the northern suburbs.
- Methodist Health System - the system behind Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Oak Cliff and Methodist Southwest recruits radiologic and interventional rad techs.
Radiologic Technologist Salaries in Dallas
- Entry level: about $25 to $34 per hour for new graduates with ARRT and a Texas certificate.
- Experienced: roughly $35 to $46 per hour for technologists with hospital, trauma or OR experience.
- Senior and specialty: $47 to $51 or more per hour for leads and technologists cross-trained in CT, interventional or other advanced modalities.
These are estimates built from federal wage data for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro, where the median radiologic technologist earns about $40 an hour, or roughly $83,000 a year. Hospital employers, evening, night and weekend shifts, operating room work and added credentials in CT or MRI all move pay up.
How to Become a Radiologic Technologist in Dallas
Texas regulates this job through the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology, which operates under the Texas Medical Board and issues the General Medical Radiologic Technologist certificate. The application requires a transcript from an approved or JRCERT accredited program, a jurisprudence exam included in the $130 fee, and a fingerprint background check. Dallas hospitals also require ARRT registration and BLS. Dallas College offers a Radiologic Technology associate degree at its Brookhaven and El Centro campuses, about 2 years full time and an estimated $5,940 in-county, accredited by JRCERT with a five-year ARRT first-attempt pass rate of 93 percent.
What the Job Involves
Radiologic technologists position patients, set exposure factors and take diagnostic X-ray images that physicians use to find fractures, pneumonia, misplaced tubes and lines, and more. They check orders and patient identity, shield patients and staff from radiation, move portable machines to bedsides and trauma bays, and assist surgeons with live imaging in the operating room. Every image is checked for quality and sent to the radiologist through the hospital's imaging system.
Skills Employers Look For
- ARRT registration and a Texas Medical Radiologic Technologist certificate
- Accurate positioning across trauma, portable and OR exams
- Radiation safety and dose awareness
- Calm patient care with injured, elderly and pediatric patients
- PACS and electronic health record skills
- BLS certification and the ability to lift and move patients
Career Path and Advancement
Most Dallas rad techs start in general X-ray at a hospital or urgent care clinic, then cross-train into CT, MRI, mammography or interventional radiology, each with its own ARRT credential and a pay bump. The Medical District's academic and trauma hospitals offer the widest range of modalities to train into. From there the path leads to lead technologist, imaging supervisor, clinical instructor or radiology department manager.
Related Careers in Dallas
If imaging interests you, these related Dallas roles are close matches:
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need a license to be a radiologic technologist in Dallas?
Yes. Texas requires a General Medical Radiologic Technologist certificate from the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology, part of the Texas Medical Board. Dallas hospitals also require national ARRT registration.
How much do radiologic technologists make in Dallas?
New graduates generally start around $25 to $34 an hour, and the metro median is about $40 an hour, or roughly $83,000 a year. Experienced specialty technologists can earn $47 to $51 an hour or more.
How long does it take to become a rad tech in Dallas?
The Dallas College Radiologic Technology associate degree takes about 2 years full time, plus any prerequisites. After graduating you take the ARRT exam and apply for your Texas certificate.
Where do Dallas radiologic technologists work?
Most work in hospitals, including the Medical District campuses on Harry Hines Blvd, Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Oak Cliff and Texas Health Dallas on Walnut Hill Ln. Others work at urgent care clinics and outpatient imaging centers.
Do Dallas rad techs work nights and weekends?
Hospital imaging runs 24 hours, so inpatient and emergency rad techs often work evenings, nights or weekends, and PRN roles fill gaps. Urgent care and outpatient roles are more likely to be daytime schedules.
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