Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a nuclear engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a nuclear engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Professionals 45 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: nuclear reactor operator, 67%

nuclear reactor operator 67% covered radiation protection officer 62% covered nuclear technician 52% covered radiation protection technici… 52% covered environmental mining engineer 46% covered nuclear engineer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from nuclear engineer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a nuclear engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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nuclear engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a nuclear engineer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.