Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a nuclear reactor operator can go next

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

Nuclear reactor operators directly control nuclear reactors in power plants from control panels, and are solely responsible for the alterations in reactor reactivity. They start up operations and react to changes in status such as casualties and critical events. They monitor parameters and ensure compliance with safety regulations.

Also known as nuclear reactor operation technician, nuclear reactor safety supervisor, nuclear reactor operative, nuclear reactor control panel worker, nuclear reactor controller, nuclear reactor technician, nuclear plant monitoring technician, nuclear reactor control panel monitor, nuclear reactor worker, nuclear plant safety technician.

Technicians and associate professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: nuclear technician, 62%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
nuclear technician 62% covered radiation protection officer 59% covered nuclear engineer 58% covered radiation protection technici… 53% covered power production plant operat… 34% covered nuclear reactor operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from nuclear reactor operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a nuclear reactor operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A nuclear reactor operator needs 25 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • maintain nuclear reactors working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure equipment cooling working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • monitor radiation levels information skills
  • radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • respond to nuclear emergencies assisting and caring
  • contamination exposure regulations services
  • operate computerised control systems working with computers
  • metrology education
  • monitor nuclear power plant systems constructing
  • avoid contamination assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a nuclear reactor operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Nuclear reactor operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a nuclear reactor operator’s work. 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.