Nuclear Technicians
Assist nuclear physicists, nuclear engineers, or other scientists in laboratory, power generation, or electricity production activities. May operate, maintain, or provide quality control for nuclear testing and research equipment. May monitor radiation.
- O*NET-SOC code
19-4051.00 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$110,240
Employment, U.S.6,470
Median hourly wage$53.00
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $73,150 | $99,110 | $110,240 | $123,990 | $133,600 |
By state (14)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 280 | $110,240 | 3.24 |
| California | $99,270 | ||
| Florida | 60 | $135,550 | 0.14 |
| Illinois | 780 | $110,390 | 3.08 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | $113,390 | 0.34 |
| Missouri | 150 | $104,580 | 1.25 |
| New York | 260 | $129,780 | 0.66 |
| North Carolina | 420 | $110,430 | 2.03 |
| Pennsylvania | 310 | $124,070 | 1.24 |
| South Carolina | 750 | $108,490 | 7.79 |
| Tennessee | 110 | $91,980 | 0.83 |
| Texas | 110 | $124,060 | 0.20 |
| Virginia | 680 | $98,930 | 3.96 |
| Washington | 90 | $108,200 | 0.61 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 3 | 0.971 |
| 2 | Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | 3 | 0.962 |
| 3 | Gas Plant Operators | 1-2 | 0.962 |
| 4 | Biomass Plant Technicians | 1-2 | 0.961 |
| 5 | Geothermal Technicians | 1-2 | 0.958 |
| 6 | Power Plant Operators | 1-2 | 0.958 |
| 7 | Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 1-2 | 0.955 |
| 8 | Chemical Plant and System Operators | 1-2 | 0.955 |
| 9 | Automotive Engineering Technicians | 3 | 0.954 |
| 10 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 3 | 0.953 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Nuclear Technicians, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geothermal Technicians | Installation | 3.12 | 0.958 |
| Non-Destructive Testing Specialists | Science | 3.00 | 0.952 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Science | 3.25 | 0.950 |
| Ship Engineers | Repairing | 0.88 | 0.948 |
| Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | Equipment Maintenance | 0.76 | 0.948 |
| Nuclear Monitoring Technicians | Science | 3.12 | 0.946 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technicians | Repairing | 0.88 | 0.932 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | Science | 3.75 | 0.931 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Nuclear Technicians, excluding software Nuclear Technicians already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Distributed control system DCS | 6 of 20 | 27.7x |
| Computerized maintenance management system CMMS | 6 of 20 | 9.2x |
| Operational Data Store ODS software | 3 of 20 | 19.8x |
| SAP software | 10 of 20 | 1.6x |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | 4 of 20 | 3.0x |
| Geographic information system GIS systems | 3 of 20 | 2.3x |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | 5 of 20 | 1.3x |
| Microsoft Outlook | 14 of 20 | 1.0x |
| Microsoft Project | 4 of 20 | 0.9x |
| Microsoft SharePoint | 3 of 20 | 0.8x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.50 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.38 | 2.88 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.75 | not rated |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.62 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.38 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Public Safety and Security | 4.20 | 4.56 |
| Mechanical | 4.05 | 4.69 |
| Physics | 4.01 | 4.58 |
| Engineering and Technology | 3.66 | 4.24 |
| Education and Training | 3.61 | 4.30 |
| Chemistry | 3.54 | 4.29 |
| English Language | 3.48 | 3.66 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.35 | 4.15 |
| Mathematics | 3.31 | 3.75 |
| Law and Government | 3.00 | 2.80 |
| Design | 2.87 | 3.24 |
| Administrative | 2.73 | 2.89 |
| Production and Processing | 2.61 | 2.54 |
| Telecommunications | 2.57 | 2.11 |
| Communications and Media | 2.56 | 2.74 |
| Building and Construction | 2.31 | 2.57 |
| Administration and Management | 2.30 | 2.25 |
| Psychology | 2.11 | 2.34 |
| Biology | 2.08 | 2.22 |
| Transportation | 1.86 | 1.85 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.79 | 1.35 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 1.78 | 1.37 |
| Geography | 1.71 | 1.38 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 1.70 | 1.36 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.47 | 0.99 |
| History and Archeology | 1.46 | 0.85 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.38 | not rated |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.36 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.25 | not rated |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.20 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.04 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.00 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 3.75 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.88 | 3.50 |
| Oral Expression | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Near Vision | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Written Expression | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Selective Attention | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Far Vision | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Time Sharing | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Control Precision | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.12 | 2.88 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.12 | 2.88 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.12 | 2.62 |
| Reaction Time | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Originality | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Number Facility | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Visualization | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Rate Control | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Memorization | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Response Orientation | 2.50 | 1.88 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Depth Perception | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Static Strength | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Explosive Strength | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Stamina | 2.12 | 1.50 |
| Spatial Orientation | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Night Vision | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Sound Localization | 1.62 | 1.00 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.38 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.25 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Linux hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Windows hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Structured query language SQL hot
- Data logging software
- Database software
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- VMWare ESX Server
- VMware
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 260 | 26.51 | $108,210 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 470 | 2.51 | $99,990 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 100 | 0.25 | $171,470 |