Occupation Atlasnon-destructive testing specialist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/82d75f3b-644a-4582-ad6b-a2a1833e44cb
non-destructive testing specialist
Non-destructive testing specialists carry out testing of vehicles, vessels, other manufactured objects, and construction structures without having to damage them. They use special equipment such as X-ray, ultrasound, radiographics, or infrared instruments to perform testing activities and report based on the observed results.
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Job Zone
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- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.41
- I Investigative4.97
- C Conventional4.56
- S Social1.40
- A Artistic1.34
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Non-Destructive Testing Specialists (17-3029.01): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (10)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- create solutions to problems
- examine civil structures
- keep records of work progress
- non-destructive testing
- quality standards
- record test data
- report test findings
- use non-destructive testing equipment
- use testing equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (14)
- analyse test data
- assist scientific research
- calibrate electronic instruments
- develop material testing procedures
- engineering principles
- identify defects in concrete
- lead inspections
- liaise with engineers
- maintain test equipment
- make radiographic images
- mathematics
- perform liquid penetrant tests
- train employees
- use ultrasonic equipment
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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