Also called: Decon Tech, Radiation Worker
Cleans radioactive contamination off tools, equipment, and work areas.
You suit up in protective clothing, scrub tools in a special wash station, and bag contaminated waste for shipping. Outage jobs often travel plant to plant.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma plus radiation worker training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Some robotic cleaning exists, but scrubbing tools and rooms in radiation areas is mostly hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to nuclear services contractors or plants for decon technician jobs First: Radiation worker training plus plant access screening (background check, drug test), a few weeks
Classes: Chemistry, Shop class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4041.
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