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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.8 - monitoring, inspecting and testing S2.8.5 - monitoring environmental conditions Monitor radiation levels
Description
Use measuring and testing equipment and techniques to identify the levels of radiation or radioactive substances in order to control exposure and minimise health, safety, and environmental risks.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 4 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 6 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Radiation protection technicianRadiation protection technicians monitor radiation levels in buildings and facilities to ensure compliance with health and safety standards, and to prevent dangerous elevations in …
- Nuclear technicianNuclear technicians function as aids to physicists and engineers in nuclear laboratories and power plants. They monitor the procedures to ensure safety and quality control, and mai…
- Nuclear reactor operatorNuclear reactor operators directly control nuclear reactors in power plants from control panels, and are solely responsible for the alterations in reactor reactivity. They start up…
- Radiation protection officerRadiation protection officers are responsible for the protection from harmful effects caused by exposure to ionising radiation. They ensure compliance with legislation and regulati…
Optional for
- Hazardous waste technicianHazardous waste technicians dispose of materials that have been in contact with or are ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic or a combination of the aforementioned hazardous traits…
- Nuclear engineerNuclear engineers plan and design engineering equipment and processes in nuclear plants and sites. They engage in engineering activities pertaining to nuclear power plants, and dev…
Related skills
- Radiation effects on human body
- Radiation protection
- Ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- Follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- Contamination exposure regulations
- Radioactive contamination
- Monitor nuclear power plant systems
- Avoid contamination
- Respond to nuclear emergencies
- Calculate exposure to radiation
- Nuclear reprocessing
- Nuclear energy
- Metrology
Last updated on February 19, 2026
