Endoscopy Technicians build social perceptiveness, operations monitoring and instructing skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Surgical Technologists (84%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgical Technologists | 84% | $64,650 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 2 | Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 84% | $74,310 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 3 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 83% | $80,110 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 4 | Neurodiagnostic Technologists | 81% | $50,290Pay for the broader BLS group “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” | Not compared | Certificate or associate |
| 5 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | 79% | $96,590 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | 76% | $45,570 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Respiratory Therapists | 74% | $82,280 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 8 | Surgical Assistants | 74% | $66,800 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 9 | Radiation Therapists | 73% | $105,310 | — | Certificate or associate |
| 10 | Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 73% | $101,370 | — | Certificate or associate |
Compared with Endoscopy Technicians, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as endoscopy technicians (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
84% skill match · $64,650
Management of Material Resources · Operations Analysis · Management of Financial Resources
84% skill match · $74,310
Operations Monitoring · Negotiation · Persuasion
83% skill match · $80,110
Programming · Service Orientation · Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Surgical Technologists (84% skill match, median $64,650), Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (84% skill match, median $74,310) and Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (83% skill match, median $80,110), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than endoscopy technicians at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
13 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.