Respondent Demographic Data
| Variable | n (%) | Variable | n (%) |
| Membership status | 3,811 | Work setting | 2,481 |
| SNMMI-TS member | 1,609 (41.2) | Hospital (academic/community) | 1,501 (60.5) |
| Former member | 1,466 (37.6) | Nonhospital (private/outpatient) | 722 (29.1) |
| Never a member | 736 (18.9) | Other | 258 (10.4) |
| Current position | 3,906 | Area of expertise | 2,614 |
| Staff technologist | 1,743 (44.6) | Nuclear medicine | 1,663 (63.6) |
| Chief/lead technologist | 1,237 (31.7) | Cardiology | 532 (20.4) |
| Manager/administrator | 213 (5.4%) | Molecular imaging +oncology | 283 (10.8) |
| Educator/instructor | 104 (2.7) | Radiology | 68 (2.6) |
| Student | 64 (1.6) | Medical physics | 23 (0.9) |
| Researcher | 33 (0.8) | Radiopharmacy | 14 (0.5) |
| Unemployed | 157 (4.0) | Other | 31 (1.2) |
| Retired | 81 (2.1) | Years working in field | 2,601 |
| Other | 274 (7.0) | <1 | 120 (4.6) |
| % time working in nuclear medicine | 2,499 | 2–5 | 336 (12.9) |
| <50% | 405 (16.2) | 6–10 | 447 (17.2) |
| 50%–80% | 401 (16.0) | 11–20 | 686 (26.4) |
| >80% | 1,693 (67.7) | >20 | 1,012 (38.9) |
| Certifications | Education | 2,660 | |
| NMTCB (CNMT) | 2,543 (63.4) | Certificate | 118 (4.4) |
| ARRT (RT(N)) | 1,467 (36.6) | Associate’s degree | 758 (28.5) |
| Specialty | Bachelor’s degree | 1,437 (54.0) | |
| CT | 394 (9.8) | Master’s degree or higher | 347 (13.0) |
| PET | 032 (6.0) | Currently licensed | 1,977 |
| NCT | 133 (3.3) | Yes | 1,882 (95.2%) |
| MRI | 73 (1.8) | No | 95 (4.8) |
| None | 38 (1.4) | Sex | 618 |
| State licensure required | 2,746 | Female | 1,590 (60.7) |
| Yes | 1,997 (72.7) | Male | 1,028 (39.3) |
| No | 656 (23.9) | ||
| Unsure/outside of United States | 93 (3.4) | ||
| Age (y) | 2651 | ||
| <25 | 67 (2.5) | ||
| 25–34 | 574 (21.7) | ||
| 35–44 | 709 (26.7) | ||
| 45–54 | 616 (23.2) | ||
| 55–64 | 562 (21.2) | ||
| >65 | 123 (4.6) |
NMTCB = Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board; CNMT = Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist; ARRT = American Registry of Radiologic Technologists; NCT = Nuclear Cardiology Technologist.