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.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Knowledge
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
Skills
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
Abilities
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
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Achievement/Effort
- Analytical Thinking
- Stress Tolerance
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Electronic mail software
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Outlook
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Analytical or scientific software
- Fractal Concept SoftScan
- Visualization Sciences Group VSG Avizo Fire
Education
Education: (rated 2 of 5)
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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