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Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

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

Median salary (BLS)

$110,240

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$73k – $134k

Job outlook

No separate BLS projection for this specific role

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 2 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.

Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $119,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

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Education

Typical entry: Associate degree

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How to qualify

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Cost to qualify

$8,000–$22,000

Time to qualify

2 yr

Renewal

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  1. 1

    Associate degree (community college)

    Degree

    Two years at in-district rates — average published tuition & fees ≈ $4,050/yr, plus ~$1,200/yr books & supplies.

    $8,000–$22,000 · 2 years source

Estimated typical U.S. route for "Nuclear Monitoring Technicians" — built from BLS education requirements and College Board 2024–25 average published prices (public, in-state tuition + fees + books). Not yet verified against a specific state's licensing rules — confirm with your state licensing board or program.

Typical progression

  1. Junior Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

    Entry / Junior

    $73,150

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

    Established

    $110,240

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

    Senior

    $121,920

Key skills

A typical day

  • •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.
  • •Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
  • •Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.

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