Health physicist
| Highest | $6,200 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4 years of undergraduate study |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $6,200max |
| FranceFrench B2 · €170–3.9k | $6,100 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $5,950 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $5,900 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $5,850 |
| FinlandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €6–18k | $5,850 |
What does the day look like?
About 15% to 20% of your time is spent on visible field tasks: putting on protective gear, walking down containment zones, and taking radiation surveys. The largest share of your day — 45% — is spent on regulatory compliance, writing Radiation Work Permits (RWPs), auditing dose records, and preparing for inspections. Another 25% goes to laboratory counting, processing dosimeters with Harshaw TLD readers, and calibrating instruments like the Ludlum Model 3, Ludlum Model 2241, or Thermo Scientific RadEye. The remaining 10% is dedicated to safety training and drills. You also model radiation shielding and internal dose pathways using software such as MCNP, MicroShield, VARSKIN, and RESRAD.
A standard work week is 40 hours, typically from 08:00 to 17:00. However, during planned refuelling and maintenance outages, which occur every 12 to 24 months and last 30 to 60 days, operations run 24/7 and require mandatory 12-hour rotating day and night shifts. Radiation protection officers also rotate on-call emergency schedules, carrying pagers or phones to respond to plant incidents and radiological alarms.
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