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Travel MRI Tech Jobs in Texas

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    St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital - College Station, TXDays (5×8)Aug 10
    College Station, Texas
    $2,293 Weekly
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    Scanner and Setting on Texas MRI Jobs

    A Texas MRI assignment is shaped by the scanner and setting as much as the city. The large Houston and Dallas, Fort Worth systems run hospital radiology departments and academic centers with neuro, body, and cardiac MRI on 3T platforms; San Antonio and Austin add hospital and outpatient work; and regional markets lean toward outpatient and freestanding imaging. There's no state MRI license, Texas certifies rad techs for ionizing work, but MRI is non-ionizing and falls outside it, so employers require the national credential, ARRT(MR) or ARMRIT where accepted. With close to three thousand MRI techs statewide, contracts rotate across all four metros and the markets between them.

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    Texas MRI Market at a Glance

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    Current demand is represented by the jobs themselves; 2,930 MRI technologists employed in Texas and about 0.21 of every 1,000 jobs statewide provide the surrounding data.

    5 MRI Tech contracts are open in Texas right now, with +1 added in the last 7 days and 1 already filled. Open postings have been live about 13 days on average.

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    Open MRI Tech jobs
    13 days
    Median time active
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    Added last 7 days
    Not required
    No state MRI license · ARRT (MRI) or ARMRIT certification is the standard
    Why demand stays strong
    2,930
    MRI technologists employed in Texas (SOC 29-2035, BLS OEWS May 2025)
    0.75×
    Texas MRI-tech job concentration vs U.S. average (location quotient, BLS OEWS May 2025)
    0.21
    MRI-tech jobs per 1,000 jobs in Texas (BLS OEWS May 2025)

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

    Pay by city · MRI · Texas

    MRI Pay Across Texas, Metro by Metro

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    The stronger Texas package is the one whose rate still works after 3T systems, outpatient scheduling, and weekend call are considered.

    Highest weekly pay · MRI Tech
    College Station
    $2,293
    Conroe
    $2,185
    Plano
    $2,178
    Granbury
    $1,605

    Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin all post MRI work across hospital departments and a wide outpatient network. MRI is non-ionizing, so the Texas MRT requirement that gates X-ray and CT doesn't apply here; a national MRI credential carries the paperwork and starts run fast. Austin rents thin stipends that stretch elsewhere. Hospital evening-and-weekend coverage prices above outpatient daytime work, so ask about the shift mix before comparing totals.

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

    The MRI Credential on Texas Assignments

    An MRI technologist runs magnetic resonance scanners, positioning patients, acquiring neuro, musculoskeletal, body, and sometimes cardiac sequences, and administering contrast, across hospital radiology departments, academic centers, and outpatient imaging sites. The Texas Medical Board MRT program regulates radiologic work that uses ionizing radiation. MRI is non-ionizing, so Texas does not issue a separate MRI technologist license; employers require a national credential, ARRT(MR) or ARMRIT where accepted. On demand, Texas employs close to three thousand MRI techs, and while the statewide concentration runs a touch below the national average, the sheer scale keeps assignments opening across the major metros year-round. Behind the listings stands a workforce of 2,930 MRI technologists statewide, per OEWS May 2025. BLS OEWS May 2025 reports 0.21 MRI-technologist jobs per 1,000 jobs in Texas.

    Related travel jobs: MRI Technologist jobs in South Carolina, CT Technologist jobs in Texas, and X-Ray Tech jobs in Texas.

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    MRI Travel in Texas: Your Questions, Answered

    When should registry readiness start for an MRI tech assignment in Texas?
    For this work Texas sets no license, which moves the entire requirement to employer hiring policy. Across Texas, hospitals and imaging centers make the registry a condition of hire even though the state does not. Credential currency is the whole Texas preparation, so renewal dates deserve a look before contract season, a point that plays out across Texas contracts.
    Which MRI scanner and safety details should be clear before a Texas start?
    In the big systems, generally yes. Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth academic and hospital programs run neuro, body, and cardiac MRI on 3T platforms, while San Antonio, Austin, and regional outpatient centers lean toward more routine scheduled work. If you want subspecialty cases, or prefer routine volume, tell the facility or recruiter so they can target Texas contracts that fit.
    How broad is the Texas market for traveling MRI techs?
    Texas employs close to three thousand MRI techs, and while the statewide concentration sits a touch below the national average, the sheer scale keeps assignments opening across the major metros year-round. Every Texas listing here prints weekly pay, so the first comparison takes seconds.
    For a traveler weighing options, which assignment details can outweigh a higher posted rate in Texas?
    Academic and hospital programs in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth handle neuro, body, and cardiac MRI on 3T platforms; San Antonio, Austin, and the regional outpatient centers carry more routine scheduled work. A complete contract review includes scanner strength and platform, contrast responsibilities, call or weekend coverage, and subspecialty mix. For MRI work in Texas, do not choose from the weekly number alone.
    What does each Texas MRI tech listing show once the ZIP anchor is set?
    In Texas, a thin result set near Houston widens fast: extend the radius and the next ring of Texas facilities joins the MRI tech list. For MRI travelers, a second pass with one filter removed can surface the Texas contract the first pass buried in Texas.