Occupation Atlasnuclear technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/774ad663-2124-4ac2-a287-5fb2e478906e
nuclear technician
Nuclear technicians function as aids to physicists and engineers in nuclear laboratories and power plants. They monitor the procedures to ensure safety and quality control, and maintain equipment. They also handle and control radioactive equipment and measure radiation levels to ensure safety.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.75
- C Conventional5.07
- I Investigative4.57
- E Enterprising2.26
- S Social1.83
- A Artistic1.00
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 Technicians (19-4051.00): 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 (30)
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.
- avoid contamination
- calculate exposure to radiation
- calibrate precision instrument
- contamination exposure regulations
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure equipment cooling
- fire prevention procedures
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- investigate contamination
- liaise with engineers
- maintain electromechanical equipment
- maintain hydraulic systems
- maintain nuclear reactors
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- metrology
- monitor nuclear power plant systems
- monitor radiation levels
- nuclear energy
- operate machine tools
- pneumatics
- radiation protection
- radioactive contamination
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- respond to nuclear emergencies
- technical drawings
- use hand tools
- use measurement instruments
- use personal protection equipment
- use testing equipment
Optional (13)
- arrange equipment repairs
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- ensure equipment maintenance
- maintain test equipment
- manage emergency evacuation plans
- monitor automated machines
- monitor disposal of radioactive substances
- monitor electric generators
- nuclear reprocessing
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- troubleshoot
O*NET equivalents
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