Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Nuclear Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Nuclear Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Nuclear Technicians | Nuclear Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $110,240 | $133,970 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 6,470 | 15,280 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening | Science, Critical Thinking, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Biomass Power Plant Managers, Geothermal Production Managers | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Industrial Engineers, Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar, Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
70%
16 of 23 target skills
Target-only skills
7
Current-only skills
2
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Critical Thinking+1.5 level
- Writing+1.4 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+1.1 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.9 level
- Active Learning+1.1 level
- Speaking+0.4 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Time Management+0.8 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.1 level
- Troubleshooting—
- Instructing+0.1 level
Only in Nuclear Engineers
- Science
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
- Persuasion
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
Only in Nuclear Technicians
- Operation and Control
- Social Perceptiveness