Also called: Decon Tech, Radiological Worker
Cleans radioactive contamination from equipment, buildings and sites.
In a full protective suit you scrub, vacuum and wipe down tools from inside a reactor building, then scan them to make sure they're clean enough to reuse. On decommissioning jobs you help tear out contaminated piping.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school plus HAZWOPER and radiation worker training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Decommissioning work keeps demand steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Robots help in the hottest areas; scrubbing equipment and cleaning sites in protective gear stays human work.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to nuclear and environmental cleanup contractors; they provide HAZWOPER and rad training First: 40-hour HAZWOPER plus radiation worker training
Classes: Chemistry, Health, Shop class, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4041.
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