Occupation AtlasNuclear Monitoring Technicians
O*NET · 19-4051.02
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.
Also called Cathodic Protection Technician · Chemical Radiation Technician · Decontaminator · Health Physics Technician (HP Tech) · HP Tech · Instrumentation Control Specialist · Laboratory Control Specialist · Metallographic Technician
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Nuclear Chemistry Technician · Nuclear Control Technician · Nuclear Technician · Nuclear Worker Technician · Radcon Technician · Radiation Control Specialist · Radiation Control Technician (Radcon Technician) · Radiation Monitor · Radiation Protection Monitor · Radiation Protection Specialist (RP Specialist) · Radiation Protection Technician (RPT) · Radiation Safety Officer · Radiation Safety Specialist · Radiation Safety Tech · Radiation Safety Technician (Radiation Safety Tech) · Radiation Technician · Radiochemical Technician · RP Specialist · RPT · Systems Protection Technician
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.10
- C Conventional5.51
- I Investigative4.43
- S Social1.90
- E Enterprising1.53
- A Artistic1.00
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.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (33%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (42%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (37%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Operations MonitoringImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- InstructingImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
- WritingbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
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- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
- SciencebasicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Time ManagementImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
- PersuasionImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- Service OrientationImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- NegotiationImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- Systems EvaluationImportance 2.5Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.1Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- RepairingImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Technology DesignImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- ProgrammingImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.3Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
14 core · 2 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.Importance 4.6
- Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.Importance 4.6
- Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.Importance 4.5
- Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.Importance 4.5
- Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.Importance 4.5
- Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.Importance 4.5
- Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.Importance 4.4
- Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.Importance 4.4
- Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.Importance 4.3
- Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.Importance 4.1
- Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.Importance 4.1
- Prepare reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used in decontamination processes.Importance 4.0
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- Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.Importance 3.9
- Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.Importance 3.9
- Enter data into computers to record characteristics of nuclear events or to locate coordinates of particles.Importance 4.1
- Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools.Importance 4.0
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- MathematicsImportance 3.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- PhysicsImportance 3.3Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
- ChemistryImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- English LanguageImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Education and TrainingImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- MechanicalImportance 2.7Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
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- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.5Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Approve a reimbursement request
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- AdministrativeImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.3Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- BiologyImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.2Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Communications and MediaImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- DesignImportance 1.9Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.8Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 1.8Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
- PsychologyImportance 1.8Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- TransportationImportance 1.8Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.7Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.5Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.4Level —
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- GeographyImportance 1.3Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.2Level —
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.2Level —
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.1Level —
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.1Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Near VisionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Written ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
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- Selective AttentionImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.6Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Far VisionImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- OriginalityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
- Time SharingImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
- VisualizationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.8Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Manual DexterityImportance 2.8Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- MemorizationImportance 2.6Level 2.9
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Reaction TimeImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Response OrientationImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
- StaminaImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Static StrengthImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
- Glare SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
- Rate ControlImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.4Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.4Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.3Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Getting InformationImportance 4.3Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.3Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.2Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Processing InformationImportance 4.0Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
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- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.9Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Working with ComputersImportance 3.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.8Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.7Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.5Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.0Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 3.0Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Make repairs by removing and replacing circuit boards
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.7Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 2.3Level 2.7
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.2Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 1.8Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 1.6Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
17 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
Hot (10)
- Microsoft Azure software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Java
- Structured query language SQL
Other tools (7)
- AVEVA InTouch HMI
- Connectivity software
- Gamma waste assay system GWAS
- Google Compute Engine (GCE)
- Radiological assessment display and control system RADACS
- RESRAD
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
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