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

radiation protection officertonuclear engineer

A radiation protection officer already meets 41% of what the nuclear engineer role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From radiation protection officer
41%
Overlap1
To nuclear engineer
17 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
65 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65/ 100

1 Share of the nuclear engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the radiation protection officer 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 radiation protection officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • calculate exposure to radiation
  • contamination exposure regulations
  • design strategies for nuclear emergencies
  • develop radiation protection strategies
  • 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 17 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 radiation protection officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held nuclear legislation business, administration and law
  • already held design strategies for nuclear emergencies management skills
  • already held nuclear physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held develop radiation protection strategies management skills
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
  • already held monitor radiation levels information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 14 the nuclear engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 10 required, 3 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 electric generators required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 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
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held calibrate precision instrument required
  • optional, not held ensure equipment cooling optional
  • optional, not held maintain nuclear reactors optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
05 education 1 required
  • required, not held metrology required
06 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required

3 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation skill
  • already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
  • already held design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
  • already held develop radiation protection strategies skill
  • 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 monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
  • already held nuclear energy knowledge
  • already held nuclear legislation knowledge
  • already held nuclear physics knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held radioactive contamination knowledge
  • already held monitor radiation levels skill
  • already held respond to nuclear emergencies skill
  • already held test safety strategies skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
08 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
10 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 ensure equipment cooling optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
  • optional, not held maintain nuclear reactors optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
15 held skills the nuclear engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role apply radiation protection procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role radiation physics in healthcare knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
15 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 civil engineering required
  • required, not held electric generators required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held metrology required
  • required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
Index

Other moves recorded from radiation protection officer

Full index of moves from radiation protection officer

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.