DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	180	45	$57.00/hr	$0.91/hr	$42.35/hr	$48.92/hr	$57.42/hr	$65.62/hr	$75.14/hr
U S	15,850	650	$58.63/hr	$1.76/hr	$34.91/hr	$43.80/hr	$55.11/hr	$67.19/hr	$87.16/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

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• Determines potential hazard and accident conditions which may exist in fuel handling and storage and recommends preventive measures.
• Performs experiments to determine acceptable methods of nuclear material usage, nuclear fuel reclamation, and waste disposal.
• Formulates equations that describe phenomena occurring during fission of nuclear fuels and develops analytical models for research.
• Examines accidents and obtains data to formulate preventive measures.
• Synthesizes analyses of tests results and prepares technical reports of findings and recommendations.
• Monitors nuclear operations to identify potential or inherent design, construction, or operational problems to ensure safe operations.
• Designs and oversees construction and operation of nuclear fuels reprocessing systems and reclamation systems.
• Formulates and initiates corrective actions and orders plant shut down in emergency situations.
• Computes cost estimates of construction projects, prepares project proposals, and discusses projects with vendors, contractors, and nuclear facility's review board.
• Directs operating and maintenance activities of operational nuclear facility.
• Writes operational instructions relative to nuclear plant operation and nuclear fuel and waste handling and disposal.
• Maintains reports to summarize work and document plant operations.
• Designs and develops nuclear machinery and equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, and associated instrumentation and control mechanisms.
• Inspects nuclear fuels, waste, equipment, test-reactor vessel and related systems, and control instrumentation to identify potential problems or hazards.
• Evaluates research findings to develop new concepts of thermonuclear analysis and new uses of radioactive models.
• Conducts tests to research nuclear fuel behavior and nuclear machinery and equipment performance.
• Plans and designs nuclear research to discover facts, or to test, prove, or modify known nuclear theories.
• Analyzes available data and consults with other scientists to determine parameters of experimentation and suitability of analytical models.