NUCLEAR ENGINEER

DESCRIPTION

• Nuclear engineers design and operate nuclear processes and facilities, including nuclear power plants. They also conduct research on nuclear energy.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES/ PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Speak clearly so listeners can understand. Understand spoken information. Listen to others and ask questions. Understand written information.
• Sit for long periods of time

WORK LOCATION/ WORK CONDITIONS

• Almost always work indoors
• Must be very exact in their work. Mistakes could cause nuclear plants to shut down or people to be injured.

SALARY

• Minnesota- $101,190 per year, $48.62 per hour.
• U.S- $100,470 per year, $48.30 per hour.

PREPERATIONS

• Computer Applications, Computer-Assisted Design (CAD), Computer Science, Keyboarding, Probability and Statistics
• They recommend having an engineering internship.

SCHOOLING REQUIRED

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent; have a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering
• Many nuclear engineers have a master's or doctoral (PhD) degree.

LICENSING/ CERTIFICATION

• The first step is to be certified as an engineer-in-training. The second step is to complete work experience and pass a professional engineering exam.
• Some of the jobs also must need security clearance.

EMPLOYMENT

• Very small amount of jobs available.
• 80 annual jobs, 0% of the jobs in Minnesota has gone up 7%

WHY I LIKE THIS CAREER

• I have always loved science and engineering. It pays well, it would be really cool to blow stuff up if ever possible.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Minnesota career information system.