Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

nuclear techniciantonuclear engineer

A nuclear technician already meets 44% of what the nuclear engineer role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nuclear technician
44%
Overlap1
To nuclear engineer
20 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
63.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.3/ 100

1 Share of the nuclear engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nuclear technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A nuclear engineer role treats 14 of its required skills as things a nuclear technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • calculate exposure to radiation
  • calibrate precision instrument
  • contamination exposure regulations
  • electric generators
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations

What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nuclear engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nuclear technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held nuclear reprocessing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held maintain nuclear reactors working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure equipment cooling working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held calibrate precision instrument working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
  • already held monitor radiation levels information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 14 the nuclear engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • optional, not held design power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
04 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held design strategies for nuclear emergencies required
  • required, not held develop radiation protection strategies required
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required
  • required, not held nuclear physics required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nuclear engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation skill
  • already held calibrate precision instrument skill
  • already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
  • already held electric generators knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
  • already held follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
  • already held metrology knowledge
  • already held monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
  • already held nuclear energy knowledge
  • already held nuclear reprocessing knowledge
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held radioactive contamination knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment cooling skill
  • already held maintain nuclear reactors skill
  • already held monitor radiation levels skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held respond to nuclear emergencies skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held nuclear legislation required
08 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held design power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
23 held skills the nuclear engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role investigate contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electromechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor electric generators skill
  • not needed by the target role operate machine tools skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role respond to electrical power contingencies skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use hand tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
12 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
  • required, not held nuclear legislation required
  • required, not held nuclear physics required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
Index

Other moves recorded from nuclear technician

Full index of moves from nuclear technician

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.