Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
NDE Technician (Non-Destructive Evaluation Technician),
NDT Specialist (Non-Destructive Testing Specialist),
NDT Technical Specialist (Non-Destructive Testing Technical Specialist),
NDT Technician (Non-Destructive Testing Technician)
What they do: Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment.
- DemandHigh
- state Avg. Salary $$$$$$61,560Download Career Flyer
What do they typically do on the job?
- 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.
- Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
- Identify defects in solid materials, using ultrasonic testing techniques.
Personality
Interests
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Knowledge
People who want to pursue this career have knowledge in these areas.
Engineering and Technology
Product and service development
Computers and electronics
Math and Science
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Physics
Arts and Humanities
English language
Education and Training
Teaching and course design
Abilities
Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.
Verbal
Read and understand what is written
Listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
Notice when problems happen
Use rules to solve problems
Visual Understanding
See hidden patterns
Quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Skills
People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.
Basic Skills
Reading work related information
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
People and Technology Systems
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Work Values
Work values describe how your core beliefs align with those commonly needed for this career.
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.
Independence
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
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.
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Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop