Occupation Atlasnuclear engineer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f14194e2-8e7f-4fc9-9c8c-78d9ae2e7284
nuclear engineer
Nuclear engineers plan and design engineering equipment and processes in nuclear plants and sites. They engage in engineering activities pertaining to nuclear power plants, and develop risk solutions.
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Job Zone
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- 4
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.44
- R Realistic4.92
- C Conventional4.48
- E Enterprising2.53
- A Artistic2.05
- S Social1.89
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Nuclear Engineers (17-2161.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (32)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- calculate exposure to radiation
- calibrate precision instrument
- civil engineering
- contamination exposure regulations
- design strategies for nuclear emergencies
- develop radiation protection strategies
- electric generators
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- metrology
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- monitor nuclear power plant systems
- nuclear energy
- nuclear legislation
- nuclear physics
- nuclear reprocessing
- perform risk analysis
- perform scientific research
- radiation protection
- radioactive contamination
- safety engineering
- technical drawings
- thermodynamics
- use technical drawing software
Optional (13)
- automation technology
- design automation components
- design power plant systems
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity consumption
- ensure equipment cooling
- maintain nuclear reactors
- monitor radiation levels
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- respond to nuclear emergencies
- test safety strategies
- wear appropriate protective gear
O*NET equivalents
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