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    Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical CenterEvenings (3×12)Aug 10
    San Luis Obispo, California
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    From SoCal to the Bay: California CT Map

    California's CT demand spreads across distinct regions, and where you land shapes the work as much as the setting does. Los Angeles and San Diego run dense hospital and outpatient imaging; the San Francisco Bay Area leans toward high-acuity academic CT with trauma and complex studies; and Sacramento and the inland areas mix community hospitals and outpatient centers. Because CT uses ionizing radiation, California requires its state CRT certificate, and an ARRT credential alone won't authorize practice, employers also expect the ARRT(CT) post-primary. Assignments keep opening across every region of the state.

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    California CT Demand, by the Data

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    A statewide view starts with the posted California listings and the national radiologic-technologist tiles, whereas individual openings separate most clearly around inpatient CT, outpatient volume, and cardiac CT.

    21 CT Tech contracts are open in California right now, with +6 added in the last 7 days and 7 already filled. Open postings have been live about 33 days on average.

    21
    Open CT Tech jobs
    33 days
    Median time active
    +6
    Added last 7 days
    Required
    State certificate · CA regulates CT under its radiologic program
    Why demand stays strong
    228,000
    Radiologic technologists employed nationally, 2024 (BLS)
    4%
    Projected national growth for radiologic technologists, 2024-2034 (BLS)
    12,900/yr
    Projected national annual openings, radiologic technologists (BLS, 2024-2034)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · CT · California

    CT Pay Across California, Metro by Metro

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    California CT packages should be judged by imaging workload, not city name alone. Compare trauma and stroke coverage, nights, call, contrast duties, scanner count, and parking before deciding whether a higher posted rate offers better value.

    Highest weekly pay · CT Tech
    Redding
    $3,552
    Santa Rosa
    $3,281
    Templeton
    $3,239
    Long Beach
    $2,927
    Marina del Rey
    $2,898
    Mt Shasta
    $2,894
    Greenbrae
    $2,866
    Los Angeles
    $2,795

    California CT packages should be judged at the facility level, not by a permanent city hierarchy. Los Angeles, San Diego, the Bay Area, and Sacramento differ in housing, traffic, trauma volume, and scanner mix. Compare nights, call, contrast workflow, protocol expectations, and any multi-site coverage with the posted rate.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Credentials Behind California CT Work

    A CT technologist runs computed-tomography scanners, positioning patients, acquiring multi-slice, angiographic, and sometimes cardiac studies, and administering contrast, across hospital radiology departments, trauma centers, and outpatient imaging sites. Because CT uses ionizing radiation, California regulates it through the Department of Public Health, so a traveler holds the state CRT certificate; an ARRT credential alone won't authorize practice, and for CT employers expect the ARRT post-primary in Computed Tomography, ARRT(CT). On demand, California's state employment trend data for the broad SOC 29-2034 category are published through O*NET, and assignments keep opening across the state's coastal and inland regions. Nationally, BLS puts national radiologic technologist and technician growth at 4% for 2024-2034, alongside roughly 12,900 openings a year.

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    CT Travel in California: Your Questions, Answered

    Is the certification question a hurdle for CT tech contracts in California?
    California requires a state credential for this modality, issued through the Radiologic Health Branch, stacked over ARRT registration. In California, the registry proves the national standard; the state credential provides legal authorization, and applications lean on your ARRT record. In California, filing early keeps the California credential step off the contract's critical path.
    What do California projections show for CT demand?
    California projects radiologic-technologist employment, the broad occupation that includes CT, to grow in the high teens through 2034, with well over a thousand openings each year. The need spans coastal metros and inland regions, which supports CT travel opportunities across multiple markets rather than one city or season.
    Which non-pay details can separate two similar California CT offers?
    For work around Los Angeles, San Diego, the Bay Area, and Sacramento, ask about guaranteed hours, call frequency, scanner platform, housing plan, and contrast responsibilities. A complete California contract review should include scanner platform, contrast responsibilities, call schedule, housing plan, and guaranteed hours.
    Which CT responsibilities should be clear before a California start?
    California CT assignments range from academic trauma centers to community hospitals and outpatient imaging networks. Ask how much of the shift covers emergency, trauma, inpatient, cardiac, and outpatient CT, plus who manages contrast screening and reactions.
    What happens to the shift filter when a California CT tech search comes back thin?
    A thin result set near Los Angeles widens fast: extend the radius and the next ring of California facilities joins the CT tech list. For CT travelers, ranking California finalists by distance before pay produces a shortlist you can actually live with in California.