Since 1994 PQNDT has conducted an annual survey among NDT and quality assurance professionals. This survey is designed to compile data that, when analyzed by our team, paints a broad picture of industry compensation and…

We’ve all been there at one time or another. Sitting at work with no desire to actually work. There are many reasons why employees lack motivation. Maybe the work isn’t interesting, or the end reward…

With the economy improving, the job market for NDT and quality inspection professionals is expanding to near pre-recession levels. While unemployed and underemployed NDT technicians have had to jump at any almost opening in recent…

There is a new pool of talent out there that employers in the NDT and quality inspection industry are tapping at an increasing rate – retirees. We’ve seen this trend in action here at PQNDT,…

It is a given that professionals in nondestructive testing will be certified. But how these certifications come about and how future NDT workers will be certified is a subject of debate. “The Expansion of Certification,”…

With the significant number of jobs in nondestructive testing and quality inspection tied to manufacturing and construction, employment in our industry is closely tied to the strength of these sectors. The bad news is that…

Starting in 2008 we noticed a sharp trend in the hiring patterns within the NDT and Quality Inspection industries. For several years prior there had been a fairly stable balance in the hiring preferences for…

With the end of the year approaching it is a good time to reflect on the past twelve months, and to take a realistic look at what the year ahead may hold. For those in…

I recently had the privilege of delivering an address at the ASNT’s Fall Conference in Orlando, Florida. The topic of my speech was very optimistic:  NDT is an industry on the rebound.  I was able…