CAREER
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$64,190
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+2.1% (slower than the average)
Career
What Non-Destructive Testing Specialists Do
Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment.
Other Job Titles Non-Destructive Testing Specialists May Have
Industrial Radiographer, Non-Destructive Evaluation Technician (NDE Technician), Non-Destructive Testing Specialist (NDT Specialist), Non-Destructive Testing Technician (NDT Technician)
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
- 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.
- Select, calibrate, or operate equipment used in the non-destructive testing of products or materials.
- Identify defects in solid materials, using ultrasonic testing techniques.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High School Diploma (40%)
High School Diploma
40%
Associate's Degree
25%
Bachelor's Degree
15%
Other*
20%
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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