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Nuclear Monitoring Technicians — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$110,240
United States, 2025
Employment
6,470
United States, 2025
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.
- O*NET code
- 19-4051.02
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
- Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
- Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$73,150
25th percentile
$99,110
75th percentile
$123,990
90th percentile
$133,600
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Operations Monitoring3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Speaking3.5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
- Instructing3.3
- Quality Control Analysis3.1
- Writing3.1
- Mathematics3.1
- Science3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Speaking | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Mathematics | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Science | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Nuclear Monitoring TechniciansHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $171,470 | 100 | 2025 |
| FL | $135,550 | 60 | 2025 |
| NY | $129,780 | 260 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | $126,930 | 60 | 2025 |
| PA | $124,070 | 310 | 2025 |
| TX | $124,060 | 110 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | $122,210 | 60 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $114,910 | 90 | 2025 |
| MA | $113,390 | 50 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $113,390 | 50 | 2025 |
| NC | $110,430 | 420 | 2025 |
| IL | $110,390 | 780 | 2025 |
| AL | $110,240 | 280 | 2025 |
| SC | $108,490 | 750 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | $108,210 | 260 | 2025 |
| WA | $108,200 | 90 | 2025 |
| MO | $104,580 | 150 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $99,990 | 470 | 2025 |
| CA | $99,270 | — | 2025 |
| VA | $98,930 | 680 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.