Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Tasks Include:
- Supervise or direct the work of non-destructive testing trainees or staff.
- Produce images of objects on film, using radiographic techniques.
- Evaluate material properties, using radio astronomy, voltage and amperage measurement, or rheometric flow measurement.
- Develop or use new non-destructive testing methods, such as acoustic emission testing, leak testing, and thermal or infrared testing.
- Document non-destructive testing methods, processes, or results.
- Map the presence of imperfections within objects, using sonic measurements.
- Make radiographic images to detect flaws in objects while leaving objects intact.
- Visually examine materials, structures, or components for signs of corrosion, metal fatigue, cracks, or other flaws, using tools and equipment such as endoscopes, closed-circuit television systems, and fiber optics.
- Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$65,520.00
State
$86,800.00
Regional
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment.
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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 68.18%
- Some College Courses = 9.09%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 9.09%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 4.55%
- Bachelor's Degree = 4.55%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 4.55%
Related Work Experience
- None = 36.36%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 27.27%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 18.18%
- Up to and including 1 month = 4.55%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.55%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.55%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 4.55%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 27.27%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.18%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 18.18%
- Up to and including 1 month = 13.64%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 13.64%
- None = 4.55%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.55%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 40.91%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 13.64%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13.64%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.64%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 9.09%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.09%
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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Supervise or direct the work of non-destructive testing trainees or staff.
- Produce images of objects on film, using radiographic techniques.
- Develop or use new non-destructive testing methods, such as acoustic emission testing, leak testing, and thermal or infrared testing.
- Document non-destructive testing methods, processes, or results.
- Map the presence of imperfections within objects, using sonic measurements.
- Make radiographic images to detect flaws in objects while leaving objects intact.
- Visually examine materials, structures, or components for signs of corrosion, metal fatigue, cracks, or other flaws, using tools and equipment such as endoscopes, closed-circuit television systems, and fiber optics.
- Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
- Identify defects in concrete or other building materials, using thermal or infrared testing.
- Identify defects in solid materials, using ultrasonic testing techniques.
- Select, calibrate, or operate equipment used in the non-destructive testing of products or materials.
- Conduct liquid penetrant tests to locate surface cracks by coating objects with fluorescent dyes, cleaning excess penetrant, and applying developer.
- Prepare reports on non-destructive testing results.
- Interpret the results of all methods of non-destructive testing (NDT), such as acoustic emission, electromagnetic, leak, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, neutron radiographic, radiographic, thermal or infrared, ultrasonic, vibration analysis, and visual testing.
- Examine structures or vehicles such as aircraft, trains, nuclear reactors, bridges, dams, and pipelines, using non-destructive testing techniques.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Evaluate material properties, using radio astronomy, voltage and amperage measurement, or rheometric flow measurement.
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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Special Requirements
Required Fees:
EXAM RESCHEDULING FEE
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$100.00
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HAND SCORING OF EXAM
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$50.00
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APPLICATION REVIEW FEE
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$100.00
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CERTIFICATION REINSTATEMENT
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$50.00
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ANNUAL REGISTRY FEE
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$40.00
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ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATE FEE
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$10.00
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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77.25 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
73.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
72.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
70.50 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
67.50 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
66.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
60.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
60.75 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
58.00 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
54.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
54.50 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
53.50 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
53.50 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
72.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
65.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
62.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56.25 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
56.25 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
53.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
53.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
53.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
50.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
68.75 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
62.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
50.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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95.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
94.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
88.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
87.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
84.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
81.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
80.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
78.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
78.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
76.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
76.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
75.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
73.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
73.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
73.75 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
72.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
71.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
69.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
65.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
64.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
64.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
63.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
62.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
62.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
61.25 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
60.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
59.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
58.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
58.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
56.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
56.00 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
56.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
55.75 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
53.50 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
51.25 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
50.00 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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96.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
92.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
89.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
76.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
75.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
73.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
72.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
71.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
69.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
69.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
67.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
64.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
64.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
55.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
52.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
50.00 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
50.00 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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93.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
92.80 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
91.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
91.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
88.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
86.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
83.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
81.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
81.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
81.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
81.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
80.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
79.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
79.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
78.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
78.20 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
78.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
77.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
76.40 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
73.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
73.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
72.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
71.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
71.00 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
71.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
70.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
69.00 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
69.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
68.20 | Exposed to Radiation | How often does this job require exposure to radiation? |
67.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
66.60 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
66.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
65.40 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
64.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
63.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
62.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
62.80 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
61.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
61.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
58.20 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
55.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
55.00 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
54.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
52.80 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
52.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
51.00 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
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United States | $38,570.00 | $65,520.00 | $85,930.00 |
Virginia | $54,720.00 | $86,800.00 | $98,800.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
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United States | 77,300 | 78,900 | +2.1% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Aircraft Structures
- Artillery and Gunnery
- Electronic Countermeasures
- Fabric, Leather, and Rubber, General
- Metalworking, General
- Navigation, Communication, and Countermeasure, N.E.C.
- Navigators
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Radar
- Sonar Operator, General
- Sonar, General
- Aerospace Maintenance
- Aerospace Propulsion
- Aerospace Ground Equipment
- UH-60 Helicopter Repairer
- Aviation Structural Mechanic
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Industrial Radiographer
- Non-Destructive Evaluation Specialist
- Non-Destructive Evaluation Technician
- Non-Destructive Testing Engineer
- Non-Destructive Testing Inspector
- Non-Destructive Testing Scientist
- Non-Destructive Testing Services Director
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialist
- Non-Destructive Testing Supervisor
- Non-Destructive Testing Technician
- Nondestructive Tester
- Predictive Maintenance Specialist
- Predictive Maintenance Technician
- Quality Engineer
- Quality Manager
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- Brightpoint Community College
- Central Virginia Community College
- Centura College-Norfolk
- Centura College-Virginia Beach
- DeVry University-Virginia
- ECPI University
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- New River Community College
- Norfolk State University
- Paul D Camp Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Virginia Highlands Community College
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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