Re: need for HPs

[Alfonso <psg_allez@YAHOO.COM>]

Bill et al,

           I'm looking into the possibility of working

in Health Physics. I have work to complete on my

Physics degree. What advice would you and others

working in the industry on this list offer? ~~ aside

from the finish your schooling ASAP~~~



Alfonso Mitchell

PSG_allez@yahoo.com



--- William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM> wrote:

> Many thanx for this insight.  It's interesting to

> consider the situation you

> describe in the light of the recent HP Position

> Statement, "Human Crisis in

> Radiation Safety."  Here is an excerpt:

> 

> "A recent survey conducted by the Health Physics

> Society indicates that present

> demand for radiation safety professionals is

> approximately 130% of supply.

> Demand during the next five years, whcih appears

> related solely to attrition,

> outstrips supply by nearly 160%. [sic] [I think they

> mean 60%; I doubt that

> even HPS would state that demand is 260% of supply.]

>  Anecdotal information

> from health physics academic program directors

> indicates that current requests

> for graduating students far outstrips supply..."

> 

> This does not seem to be consistent with your

> description, where potential

> employers view entry level hp's as a "just in time"

> labor pool.

> 

> If I really believed that, "demand for radiation

> safety professionals is

> approximately 130% of supply..." I'd storm into my

> supervisor's office and

> demand a raise of at least 30%.  However, I'm not

> going to do that, just yet.

> If I did, the only thing that would save me is that

> he'd be laughing so hard,

> he'd forget to shoot me!

> 

> Would you recommend hp academic study to your son or

> daughter?  Maybe, but I'd

> be realistic:  interesting work,usually; hard to

> feel too good about "saving"

> people from man-mrem, but you're probably leaving

> things a little better than

> you found them; expect an entry level job at ~ $40k,

> plus a requirement to lift

> 70 pounds.

> 

> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

> It's not about dose, it's about trust.

> Curies forever.

> 

> Bill Lipton

> liptonw@dteenergy.com

> 

> JOHN.RICH@sargentlundy.com wrote:

> 

> > Radsafers,

> >

> > Regarding the need for HP's, it seems like there's

> a little

> > misrepresentation going on.

> >

> > The issue is that radiation companies (utilities,

> hospitals, etc.)  want a

> > pool of young HPs and engineers that they can dip

> into whenever they want

> > one, but they don't want to hire now because the

> management philosophy

> > de'jour is to run lean.  So in spite of the aging

> work force, there is

> > little hiring (replacement or otherwise).   IMHO

> this misrepresentation is

> > partly due to schools that want to ensure a supply

> of students, and partly

> > due to companies that want a supply to draw from

> on a "just-in-time" basis.

> > The result is that bright young people see the

> lack of job opportunity and

> > don't enter the field, and  (no surprise) the pool

> has dried up.

> >

> > This is speculation on my part, but, as has been

> said before, the fact that

> > you're paranoid, doesn't mean someone's not out to

> get you.

> >

> > My opinion only.  (Actually, management doesn't

> even know I have an

> > opinion.)

> > John Rich

> >

> >

>

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