More than 38,000 MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) technologists were working in the U.S. as of May 2021 according to the latest occupational employment numbers available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The four-state Southwestern region accounted for an estimated 3,910 MRI technologist jobs at that time, or about 10.3% of the national total.  BLS data revealed the Southwestern U.S. to be a modestly better than average one for MRI technologist pay, with about 88% of the region's MRI technologists working in a state where the annual mean wage for the profession was above the national average.  A closer study of May 2021 state-level BLS statistical data provides the following about MRI technologist pay in the Southwestern U.S. region:

MRI Technologist Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AZ	760	$79,660	19th
NM	110	$74,970	26th
OK	350	$69,440	39th
TX	2,690	$78,380	21st
U.S.	38,070	$77,820	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data accessed on June 11, 2022