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MRI Technologist Workplace Records
MRI work connects examination orders, screening, equipment preparation and image acquisition. An employment concern should focus on your assigned responsibility and the workplace instruction involved. Keep individual screening answers and imaging results out of your personal record, and do not use this timeline to decide clinical appropriateness or patient safety.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Workflow sequence
List the assigned examination stage and handoffs using professional roles without patient identifiers.
Clarification request
Record the instruction questioned, recipient of your request and response received.
Personal documents
Keep your own schedule and feedback separate from imaging and screening records.
Start with the work you actually do
Operate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Monitor patient safety and comfort, and view images of area being scanned to ensure quality of pictures. May administer gadolinium contrast dosage intravenously. May interview patient, explain MRI procedures, and position patient on examining table. May enter into the computer data such as patient history, anatomical area to be scanned, orientation specified, and position of entry.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (29-2035.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Review physicians' orders to confirm prescribed exams.Source task 23974 · updated 08/2023
- Conduct screening interviews of patients to identify contraindications, such as ferrous objects, pregnancy, prosthetic heart valves, cardiac pacemakers, or tattoos.Source task 19218 · updated 08/2023
- Select appropriate imaging techniques or coils to produce required images.Source task 19228 · updated 08/2023
- Operate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners.Source task 19225 · updated 08/2023
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (SOC 29-2035). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $32.97 | $37.93 | $41.22 | $78,890 |
| Alaska | $48.04 | $57.99 | $60.39 | $120,610 |
| Arizona | $40.27 | $48.37 | $51.02 | $100,600 |
| Arkansas | $33.29 | $37.88 | $39.93 | $78,780 |
| Connecticut | $46.60 | $51.12 | $55.83 | $106,330 |
| Delaware | $41.41 | $49.77 | $53.56 | $103,510 |
| Florida | $37.62 | $40.55 | $47.38 | $84,330 |
| Georgia | $38.27 | $44.26 | $49.33 | $92,060 |
| Hawaii | $51.81 | $57.39 | $61.94 | $119,370 |
| Idaho | $44.48 | $48.88 | $50.50 | $101,680 |
| Indiana | $36.96 | $41.77 | $47.77 | $86,880 |
| Iowa | $36.26 | $39.14 | $44.06 | $81,420 |
| Kansas | $36.21 | $39.75 | $45.78 | $82,670 |
| Kentucky | $35.86 | $39.52 | $45.70 | $82,200 |
| Louisiana | $31.22 | $37.26 | $41.58 | $77,510 |
| Maine | $40.41 | $45.26 | $47.29 | $94,140 |
| Michigan | $38.55 | $40.68 | $43.92 | $84,620 |
| Minnesota | $41.77 | $48.51 | $51.26 | $100,900 |
| Mississippi | $30.16 | $34.48 | $38.32 | $71,710 |
| Missouri | $36.31 | $39.96 | $44.84 | $83,110 |
| Montana | $38.32 | $41.80 | $47.88 | $86,950 |
| Nebraska | $37.34 | $39.77 | $44.29 | $82,710 |
| New Hampshire | $41.96 | $50.68 | $51.01 | $105,420 |
| New Mexico | $37.93 | $42.24 | $45.91 | $87,850 |
| New York | $47.16 | $54.46 | $60.45 | $113,270 |
| North Carolina | $38.20 | $40.93 | $46.12 | $85,120 |
| North Dakota | $36.31 | $38.76 | $43.09 | $80,610 |
| Ohio | $38.76 | $42.15 | $46.48 | $87,670 |
| Oklahoma | $39.00 | $42.06 | $47.17 | $87,480 |
| Pennsylvania | $37.91 | $43.81 | $48.44 | $91,120 |
| Rhode Island | $42.52 | $50.51 | $55.59 | $105,060 |
| South Dakota | $32.51 | $37.03 | $39.97 | $77,010 |
| Tennessee | $32.52 | $37.79 | $39.79 | $78,610 |
| Texas | $40.32 | $46.53 | $50.95 | $96,780 |
| Utah | $41.03 | $43.82 | $50.96 | $91,150 |
| Vermont | $41.39 | $49.55 | $63.59 | $103,070 |
| Virginia | $41.24 | $47.42 | $52.09 | $98,640 |
| West Virginia | $36.87 | $38.70 | $45.63 | $80,490 |
| Wisconsin | $39.64 | $45.54 | $48.44 | $94,720 |
| Wyoming | $36.38 | $44.24 | $49.76 | $92,010 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Distinguish workflow and clinical decisions
Record the general examination stage, directing role and any changed instruction. Note when you requested clarification or assistance and who responded. Separate the task you performed from an order or interpretation supplied by another clinician, without reproducing patient conditions or screening responses.
Explain preparation and documentation duties
List equipment preparation, coordination and required documentation relevant to your own schedule. Compare personal time records with these activities. Scanner timestamps may show acquisition events but not every assigned duty, and they should not be exported to reconstruct your workday.
Keep imaging records protected
Do not copy images, patient histories, screening forms or device settings into personal storage. Identify relevant record types for handling guidance. Never operate equipment or enter controlled areas to recreate an incident; preserve your own training, permitted manager messages and employment feedback instead.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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