September 10,  2026 (Denver, CO) – CareerWise, a national youth apprenticeship organization, today announced a $2 million grant from the Siemens Foundation to expand radiologic technologist apprenticeships across the country, including an expansion of its existing healthcare apprenticeship work in New York City, and two additional cities over the course of the two-year grant period. The funding comes in part from the Siemens Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation. 

As concerns about the accessibility of entry-level careers continue to grow, radiologic technology jobs tell a different story. Federal projections show radiologic and MRI technologist jobs growing faster than the average occupation, with thousands of new openings annually. These jobs involve hands-on clinical work that can’t be automated or outsourced, and hospitals and imaging centers nationwide are struggling to fill it. Openings are growing. The pipeline of trained workers isn’t keeping pace.

CareerWise has run healthcare apprenticeship programming for three years, including at institutions like Memorial Sloan Kettering, where apprentices earn credentials while working alongside clinical staff. Last year, CareerWise launched the FutureReadyNYC Healthcare Pathway Accelerator, an initiative designed to efficiently scale youth apprenticeship opportunities for high schoolers across New York City’s healthcare sector. This grant lets the organization scale that model specifically into radiologic technology and deepen its work in New York, one of CareerWise’s most established markets.

In order to address this gap, Siemens Healthineers is also exploring how to bring together health systems, technical colleges, and employers to build a shared talent pipeline for imaging roles. The effort is modeled on the Siemens Foundation’s Careers ElectricTM initiative, which brought together utilities and electrical contractors to tackle a similar workforce shortage through employer-driven training partnerships.

“Radiologic technology is exactly the kind of career we mean when we talk about the Launchpad Decade — real training, real credentials, and a real career, not a fallback to something else,” said Brent Parton, CEO of CareerWise. “We’re grateful to the Siemens Foundation and Siemens Healthineers for leading the field and shaping the expansion of a quality pathway.”

 “Across the country, there are high-demand careers offering young people a path to economic opportunity, but we need stronger pathways to connect people with those jobs,” said David Etzwiler, CEO of the Siemens Foundation. “By bringing together employers, educators, government and workforce organizations, we can continue to create sector-focused partnerships to strengthen these pathways. We congratulate CareerWise on this impactful work and look forward to expanding access to additional programs in New York and across the country.”

CareerWise apprentices already work across healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and other in-demand fields, earning a paycheck and industry credentials while still in high school. This grant enables CareerWise and its employer partners to bring that same model to radiologic technology, expanding the pathway to two additional cities and growing the program in New York City, giving more young people a debt-free path into a healthcare career the market badly needs to fill.

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About CareerWise

CareerWise is a national nonprofit organization leading the movement to connect young people to meaningful careers through education-to-career pathways. Moving beyond the limitations of a one-size-fits-all college model, CareerWise architects and advances real solutions that connect education with meaningful careers through career accelerator infrastructure, including its gold standard youth apprenticeship programs. Drawing on nearly a decade of hands-on experience, the organization directly implements programs supporting 2,500+ high school aged apprentices, touching hundreds of communities and school districts across the country. Careerwise also supports 80+ intermediaries across 35 states and partners with businesses of all sizes, from innovative startups to Fortune 500 companies. CareerWise is not just envisioning a new system—it’s actively building it, giving more young people a path to economic success while ensuring new talent for the most critical sectors.

About Siemens Foundation

The Siemens Foundation advances workforce development in focused fields, including manufacturing, electrification, and healthcare in the United States. Established in 1998, the Siemens Foundation has invested $174 million in the United States to support the development of U.S. workers by scaling best-practices and investing in workforce training and education. Through partnerships with national organizations, we work to improve individual lives and local communities. Further information is available at www.siemens-foundation.org.