About the test
The Radiologic Technologist Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Radiologic Technologist test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Drive
- Integrity
- Resilience
- Teamwork
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Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
About the job
Radiologic Technologist
Take x-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's bloodstream for diagnostic or research purposes. Includes radiologic technologists and technicians who specialize in other scanning modalities.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination.
- Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician.
- Monitor patients' conditions and reactions, reporting abnormal signs to physician.
- Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan.
- Use radiation safety measures and protection devices to comply with government regulations and to ensure safety of patients and staff.
- Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes.
- Determine patients' x-ray needs by reading requests or instructions from physicians.
- Assisting and Caring for Others
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $50,020 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $60,690 or less |
| Median: | | $73,410 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $84,670 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $102,380 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $24.05 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $29.18 or less |
| Median: | | $35.29 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $40.71 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $49.22 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2023: | | 227,800 |
| 2033 (projected): | | 241,000 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 13,300 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Computers and Electronics
- Administrative
- Education and Training
- Public Safety and Security
- Psychology
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Operation and Control
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Top Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Near Vision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Speech Clarity
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| Education Requirements |
| Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 17% |
| Associate's Degree (2 yr): | | 73% |
| Bachelor's Degree: | | 11% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 25% |
| 1 - 3 Months: | | 9% |
| 3 - 6 Months: | | 3% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 16% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 38% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 8% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: 3D Technologist, Angiogram Special Procedures Technologist, CAT Technologist (Computed Axial Tomography Technologist), Computed Tomography Radiologic Technologist (CT RT), Computed Tomography Technician (CT Technician), Computed Tomography Technologist (CT Tech), CT Radiology Technologist (Computerized Tomography Radiology Technologist), CT Scan Special Procedures Technologist (Computed Tomography Scan Special Procedures Technologist), CT Scan Tech (Computed Tomography Scan Technologist), CT Scanner Operator (Computed Tomography Scanner Operator), CT Tech (Computer Tomography Technician), Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist (DRT), Document Imaging Technician, EEG Tech (Electroencephalogram Technician), Electroneurodiagnostic Technician (ENDT), Imaging Specialist, Imaging Technician, Imaging Technologist (Imaging Tech), Interventional Radiologic Technologist, Interventional Radiology Tech (Interventional Radiology Technician), Interventional Technician, Limited Radiology Technician, Mammographer, Mammography Technician, Mammography Technologist (Mammography Tech), Medical Imaging Technician, Multi-Modality Technologist, Radiation Technician, Radiographer, Radiographer Technologist, Radiography Technician, Radiologic Technician (RAD Tech), Radiologic Technologist (RT), Radiological Technician, Radiological Technologist, Radiology Aide, Radiology Assistant, Radiology Specialist, Radiology Technician (Radiology Tech), Radiology Technologist (RT), Radiology Therapist, Registered Radiographer, Registered Radiologic Technologist (RT (R)), Skiagrapher, Special Procedures Technician, Travel Interventional Radiology Technologist, Travel Mammographer Tech (Travel Mammographer Technician), Travel Radiology Tech (Travel Radiology Technician), Travel X-Ray Tech (Travel X-Ray Technician), Ultrasound Technologist (Ultrasound Tech), X Ray Operator, X-Ray Technician (X-Ray Tech), X-Ray Technologist (X-Ray Tech)
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