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Program Codes
18364
31975
Physics, AS
Employment Percentage
-3.296703297
SOC ID
19-4051
SOC Title
Nuclear Technicians
ONET ID
19-4051.02
ONET Concat ID
19405102
Median Salary
115710.4
EMSI Interest Area Term
Life Sciences and Technologies
Physical Sciences and Technologies
Ed Level High School
27.15
Ed Level Certificate
16.59
Ed Level Some College
11.06
Ed Level Associates
29.35
Ed Level Bachelors
15.86
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
an Associate degree
Career Description
Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.
Core Tasks
  • Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.
  • Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.
  • Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.
  • Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
  • Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
  • Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
  • Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
  • Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
  • Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.
  • Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
  • Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.
  • Prepare reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used in decontamination processes.
  • Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.
  • Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.
Start Annual Earnings
47756.8
Top Annual Earnings
140004.8
EMSI Career Title Slug
nuclear-monitoring-technician