DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.

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
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.89/hr	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
U S	5,050	298	$49.27/hr	$0.49/hr	$36.36/hr	$42.57/hr	$49.04/hr	$57.02/hr	$62.84/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Nuclear Power Reactor Operators Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 20 $55.15/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A

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• Regulates equipment according to data provided by recording and indicating instruments or computers.
• Corrects abnormal conditions, following standard practices.
• Dispatches orders and instructions to personnel through radiotelephone or intercommunication system to coordinate operation of auxiliary equipment.
• Monitors and operates boilers, turbines, wells, and auxiliary power plant equipment.
• Notes malfunctions of equipment, instruments, or controls.
• Monitors gauges to determine effects of generator loading on other power equipment.
• Monitors computer-operated equipment.
• Adjusts controls to regulate flow of power between generating and substations.