Radiation Health Specialist-In-Training pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000843
- Class code
- 20000843
- Pay grade
- 12
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Radiation Health Specialist-In-Training is $3,036 to $4,857 per month, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Kentucky publishes an entry rate and a midpoint for each pay grade, not a maximum, so the upper figure on this page is the grade midpoint.
- That works out to about $36,426 to $58,282 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20000843.
- The plan defines 3 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which criteria an employee meets.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Alternate ranges
| Range | Entry | Midpoint | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range 37.5-hour week | $3,036 | $4,553 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,238 | $4,857 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $18.68 | $28.02 | per hour |
Which alternate range applies is set by the plan's own criteria (experience, certification or assignment). The criteria text lives in the source document.
Class specification
The Personnel Cabinet class specification for this class is published by Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 05/16/2024.
What the state says the job is
Under direct supervision, learns to perform radiation protection and safety inspections of facilities that receive, possess, use, transfer or dispose of radioactive materials. Participates in formal and on-the-job training; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Participates in structured on-the-job training, in addition to formal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), and Department of Energy (DOE) courses. Under the oversight of an experienced Radiation Health Specialist, inspects facilities that use sources of radiation. Learns to research and complete requests for new licenses or registrations or amendments to existing licenses. Learns to respond to radiological emergencies, incidents, accidents, or allegations. Learns to communicate with and provide technical services to Kentucky licensees and response communities by evaluation of applications for materials use.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, mathematics, environmental health, health physics, physics, physical science or health science. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Proof of completion of the following: Army or Air Force health physics program; Department of Energy radiation protection program; Naval Nuclear Power Program, or Food and Drug Administration Mammography Quality Assurance Act Inspector Training; OR Certificate from the following: American Board of Radiology; American Board of Health Physics; Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board; American Registry of Radiologic Technologists; or National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists OR four years full time experience at a governmental or other certified or licen ...
Special requirements
Must be 18 years of age. Must pass a 29 CFR 1910.120 compliant physical examination within 6 months of employment, if necessary, and maintain by passing an annual 29 CFR 1910.120 compliant physical examination as necessary according to assigned job duties.
Quoted from the Personnel Cabinet class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Kentucky Personnel Cabinet publishes this figure in Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule, effective September 16, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
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