Where a radiation protection officer can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a radiation protection officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Radiation protection officers are responsible for the protection from harmful effects caused by exposure to ionising radiation. They ensure compliance with legislation and regulations by enforcing safety measures. Furthermore they develop radiation protection plans in particular for nuclear plants and facilities.
Also known as radiation protection advisor, radiation protection team leader, radiation protection manager, radiation protection supervisor.
Professionals 32 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: radiation protection technician, 58%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
A radiation protection officer needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- nuclear legislation business, administration and law
- design strategies for nuclear emergencies management skills
- nuclear physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- apply radiation protection procedures assisting and caring
- develop radiation protection strategies management skills
- instruct employees on radiation protection communication, collaboration and creativity
- calculate exposure to radiation information skills
- monitor radiation levels information skills
- radiation physics in healthcare health and welfare
- radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 4 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a radiation protection officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- nuclear engineer 62% covered · difficulty 40.9
- radiation protection technician 61% covered · difficulty 43.9
- nuclear reactor operator 59% covered · difficulty 43.7
- nuclear technician 49% covered · difficulty 53.8
- waste management supervisor 42% covered · difficulty 59.1
- waste treatment engineer 42% covered · difficulty 60.1
- medical physics expert 29% covered · difficulty 71
- dismantling engineer 20% covered · difficulty 77.5
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Radiation protection officer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a radiation protection officer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.