Nuclear Engineers
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics · Engineering and Technology
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $83,250; experienced workers reach $170,600. About 190 people do this job in Texas.
Job outlook
U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.
- Employment change
- -1%
- Openings a year
- 800
- Employed in 2024
- 15,400
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
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Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Critical Thinking4.9
- Science4.4
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Writing4.8
- Mathematics4.4
- Active Listening4.3
- Complex Problem Solving4.3
- Monitoring4.1
What the work is
Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.
- Examine accidents to obtain data for use in design of preventive measures.
- Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or could jeopardize safe operations.
- Keep abreast of developments and changes in the nuclear field by reading technical journals or by independent study and research.
- Perform experiments that will provide information about acceptable methods of nuclear material usage, nuclear fuel reclamation, or waste disposal.
- Design or oversee construction or operation of nuclear reactors, power plants, or nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.
- Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Bachelor's degree81%
- Master's degree19%
Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.
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