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

radiation protection officertonuclear reactor operator

A radiation protection officer already meets 41% of what the nuclear reactor operator role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From radiation protection officer
41%
Overlap1
To nuclear reactor operator
17 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
62.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.6/ 100

1 Share of the nuclear reactor operator 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 reactor operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a radiation protection officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • avoid contamination
  • contamination exposure regulations
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
  • follow nuclear plant safety precautions
  • monitor nuclear power plant systems

What stands in the way is 14 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 reactor operator 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 design strategies for nuclear emergencies management skills
  • already held nuclear physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held instruct employees on radiation protection communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor radiation levels information skills
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
  • already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the nuclear reactor operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 11 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 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held automation technology required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held nuclear reprocessing optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure equipment cooling required
  • required, not held maintain nuclear reactors required
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • optional, not held respond to electrical power contingencies optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required
  • required, not held pneumatics required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
04 working with computers 2 required
  • required, not held operate computerised control systems required
  • required, not held use remote control equipment required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held resolve equipment malfunctions required
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
06 education 1 required
  • required, not held metrology required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nuclear reactor operator 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 avoid contamination skill
  • already held contamination exposure regulations 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 monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
  • already held monitor radiation levels skill
  • already held nuclear energy knowledge
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held radioactive contamination knowledge
  • already held respond to nuclear emergencies skill
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation skill
  • already held design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
  • already held instruct employees on radiation protection skill
  • already held nuclear physics knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held test safety strategies skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow safety precautions in work practices optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor electric generators optional
09 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
11 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held protective safety equipment optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held monitor electric generators optional
  • optional, not held protective safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held respond to electrical power contingencies optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held follow safety precautions in work practices optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
  • optional, not held nuclear reprocessing optional
  • optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
15 held skills the nuclear reactor operator 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 develop radiation protection strategies 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 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 nuclear legislation knowledge
  • 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
13 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 mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held automation technology required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held metrology required
  • required, not held pneumatics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
  • optional, not held protective safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held nuclear reprocessing 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.