DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-8011 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota N/A0N/A$1.46/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota N/AN/AN/A$0.89/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
U S 5,050298$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)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 20 $55.15/hr N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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