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Nuclear Monitoring Technician

💰 Earn $94K-$113K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
⏱️ 12–24 Month Training
📈 1.1% Job Growth
  • Ensure safety by monitoring radiation levels in nuclear facilities.
  • Protect people and the environment from harmful radiation exposure.
  • Play a crucial role in nuclear safety and contamination prevention.
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Nuclear Monitoring Technician
What Nuclear Monitoring Technicians DoCollect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.
  • 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.
  • Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
  • Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians Education, Salary, and Growth
Minimum EducationHigh School Diploma or GED
Career ProspectsGood (Increasing by 1-5%)
Training Time1 to 2 years
Job Openings900 Annually

Median earnings

California Median

$99,270

Most earn within this range

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$94K25th percentile
$113K75th percentile

National Median

$110,240

Most earn within this range

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$99K25th percentile
$124K75th percentile
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  • Using data or completing tasks
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  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships
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  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Social Perceptiveness
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SciencesThe primary activities of this group involve conducting research, performing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and developing theories to better understand natural phenomena and social behavior.
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