nuclear reactor operatortonuclear technician
A nuclear reactor operator already meets 62% of what the nuclear technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
62%
45.3/ 100
1 Share of the nuclear technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nuclear reactor operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A nuclear technician role treats 19 of its required skills as things a nuclear reactor operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- avoid contamination
- calculate exposure to radiation
- contamination exposure regulations
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure equipment cooling
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nuclear technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nuclear reactor operator background worth leading with.
- already held maintain nuclear reactors working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held nuclear reprocessing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held ensure equipment cooling working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
- already held monitor radiation levels information skills
- already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 26 carried skills, including the 19 the nuclear technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held calibrate precision instrument required
- required, not held maintain electromechanical equipment required
- required, not held maintain hydraulic systems required
- required, not held use measurement instruments required
- required, not held use testing equipment required
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- required, not held investigate contamination required
- required, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions required
- required, not held use hand tools required
- optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
- required, not held use personal protection equipment required
- required, not held fire prevention procedures required
- required, not held operate machine tools required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a nuclear technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate machine tools skill · occupation specific
- 02 calibrate precision instrument skill · cross sector
- 03 fire prevention procedures knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 26 skills that carry over
- already held avoid contamination skill
- already held calculate exposure to radiation skill
- already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
- already held ensure equipment cooling skill
- already held follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held maintain nuclear reactors skill
- already held metrology knowledge
- already held monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
- already held monitor radiation levels skill
- already held nuclear energy knowledge
- already held pneumatics knowledge
- already held radiation protection knowledge
- already held radioactive contamination knowledge
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held respond to nuclear emergencies skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held manage emergency evacuation plans skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held nuclear reprocessing knowledge
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held arrange equipment repairs optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held arrange equipment repairs optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
18 held skills the nuclear technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in work practices skill
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
- not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role nuclear physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate computerised control systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role plan maintenance activities skill
- not needed by the target role protective safety equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
- not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role use remote control equipment skill
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held fire prevention procedures required
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How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.