003555 Radiation Health Technician: civilian jobs and resume guide
The O*NET Military Crosswalk connects this Radiation Health Technician designation to Nuclear Monitoring Technicians. Review each civilian direction's published work details, then keep only experience you can verify. The connection does not prove that you performed a mapped task.
About this designation: The source identifies this designation as Radiation Health Technician. Its shared civilian crosswalk evidence does not establish which duties, tools, credentials, or level of responsibility you personally held.
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$110,240
Median national pay for Nuclear Monitoring Technician
These are the civilian occupations O*NET connects to this military code. They are options to explore—not a ranking, a license, or proof that you performed every duty listed.
Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.
Typical national pay$99,110–$123,990Median $110,240 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 3: medium preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
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.
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Nuclear Monitoring Technician
Summary
Nuclear monitoring technician collecting and testing samples to assess radiation exposure and contamination levels in personnel, facilities, and the environment
Experience
Nuclear Monitoring Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Monitored personnel to determine amounts and intensities of radiation exposure
Calculated safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings
Informed supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approached maximum permissible limits
Provided initial response to abnormal events or alarms from radiation monitoring equipment
Instructed personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrated use of protective clothing
Collected samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination
Prepared reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used
Skills
Checking & Planning
Measuring radiation levels, Analyzing environmental data
Disposing of hazardous materials, Disposing of trash, Cleaning objects, Collecting environmental data, Setting up lab equipment, Calibrating scientific or technical equipment
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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The mapped civilian record lists this task: Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas. Identify comparable experience only if you can verify it.
Also examine this mapped civilian task: Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation. Keep it only if your own service evidence supports it.
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Which parts of your Radiation Health Technician experience can you support when considering the crosswalk direction Nuclear Monitoring Technicians?
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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.
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