Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Associate's degree
Salary
High: $126,050.00
Average: $97,040.00
Hourly
Average: $46.65

What they do:

Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

90% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
88% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
84% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
72% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
70% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
69% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
67% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
67% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

89% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
72% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
61% Investigative  -  Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

100% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
67% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
61% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
72% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
69% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
69% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
69% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
66% Perceptual Speed  -  The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Communicate safety or hazard information to others.
Analyze environmental data.
Measure radiation levels.
Measure radiation levels.
Communicate safety or hazard information to others.
Train personnel in technical or scientific procedures.
Measure radiation levels.
Collect environmental data or samples.
Set up laboratory or field equipment.
Advise others on management of emergencies or hazardous situations or materials.
Clean objects.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Maintain laboratory or technical equipment.
Record research or operational data.
Prepare biological samples for testing or analysis.
Prepare operational reports.
Collaborate on research activities with scientists or technical specialists.
Prepare biological samples for testing or analysis.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
98% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
96% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
95% Exposed to Radiation  -  How often does this job require exposure to radiation?
93% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
90% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
90% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
89% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
88% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
85% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
78% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
74% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
73% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
72% Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection  -  How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
71% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
70% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
68% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
68% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
67% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
67% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
66% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
83% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

86% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
85% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
84% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
84% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
82% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
81% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
76% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
74% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
73% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
72% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
70% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
68% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
68% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
66% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
65% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Getting Started

Education:
29%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
27%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

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