Also called: Radiation Instrument Calibration Technician
Repairs and calibrates the radiation detectors used at power plants, hospitals, and border crossings.
You test detectors against radioactive sources in a shielded calibration room, replace parts, and certify they read correctly. Equipment from first responders and ports comes through your bench.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree in electronics or military electronics training.
Ways in: 2-year college, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Nuclear Technology.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Repairing and calibrating detectors on a bench is hands-on electronics work.
Classes: Physics, Electronics CTE, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9069.
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