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

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

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.

Technicians and associate professionals 43 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: nuclear reactor operator, 66%

nuclear reactor operator 66% covered radiation protection officer 49% covered radiation protection technici… 46% covered nuclear engineer 44% covered power plant control room oper… 30% covered nuclear technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from nuclear technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a nuclear technician 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

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a nuclear technician 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.