The vacancy rate for radiation therapists fell to 1.6% in 2014, down from 2.1% in 2012, according to the latest survey from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
In addition, vacancy rates for medical dosimetrists decreased from 5.1% to 3.6% during the same two-year period.
The survey also found that the average number of budgeted positions per facility in radiation therapy increased slightly, from 7.4 in 2012 to 8.2 in 2014. However, the average number of full-time medical dosimetrists has remained at 2.5 per facility since 2012.
The results represent a further tightening of the radiation therapy job market, said ASRT Chief Academic Officer Myke Kudlas. While some areas of the U.S. are reporting therapy and dosimetry job openings, other regions have no openings at all, he added.
ASRT emailed the survey in February to 3,524 managers at U.S. radiation therapy facilities. When the survey closed in March, 654 respondents had submitted completed questionnaires.
