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Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

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

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
56/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
49/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence82/100
Task coverage86%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.High
71
Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.High
70
Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.High
52
Enter data into computers to record characteristics of nuclear events or to locate coordinates of particles.High
70
Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.High
53
Prepare reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used in decontamination processes.Medium
70
Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.High
53
Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.High
68
Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.High
71
Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools.High
62
Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.High
38
Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.High
37
Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.High
38
Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.Medium
31
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.71
  2. Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.71
  3. Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.70
  4. Enter data into computers to record characteristics of nuclear events or to locate coordinates of particles.70
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.01
  2. Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.02
  3. Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.03
  4. Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.04
  5. Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.05
Where else this work leads

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Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency70
Physical dependency48
Adoption pressure56
Labour-market resilience64
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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