Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

nuclear reactor operatortoradiation protection technician

A nuclear reactor operator already meets 53% of what the radiation protection technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nuclear reactor operator
53%
Overlap1
To radiation protection technician
15 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
47.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.6/ 100

1 Share of the radiation protection 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

Why this move works

A radiation protection technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a nuclear reactor operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • calculate exposure to radiation
  • ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
  • instruct employees on radiation protection
  • metrology
  • monitor nuclear power plant systems
  • monitor radiation levels

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radiation protection 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held nuclear reprocessing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held instruct employees on radiation protection communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
  • already held monitor radiation levels information skills
  • already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held contamination exposure regulations services

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the radiation protection technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 services 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
  • required, not held hazardous waste types required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held develop hazardous waste management strategies required
  • required, not held develop radiation protection strategies required
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
  • optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
04 handling and moving 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held remove contaminants optional
05 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a radiation protection technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation skill
  • already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
  • already held instruct employees on radiation protection skill
  • already held metrology knowledge
  • already held monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
  • already held monitor radiation levels skill
  • already held nuclear reprocessing knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held radioactive contamination knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held avoid contamination skill
  • already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
  • already held follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
  • already held test safety strategies skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform demarcation optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held perform demarcation optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held remove contaminants optional
29 held skills the radiation protection technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • 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 ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment cooling 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 liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain nuclear reactors skill
  • not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor electric generators skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy 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 plan maintenance activities skill
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role protective safety equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to electrical power contingencies skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to nuclear emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use remote control equipment skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
  • required, not held hazardous waste types required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
Index

Other moves recorded from nuclear reactor operator

Full index of moves from nuclear reactor operator

Note

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.