Transcript Careers in Nuclear Science

Careers in Nuclear Science
and Engineering
What careers are available?
What areas?
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Government
Military
Utilities “Power Industry”
Medical
Academia
Government
• Where: DOE, NRC,
National Labs, CIA
• Jobs: Program
Manager, Researcher,
Inspector, Analyst
• Education: Most
require a college
degree
– Can range from BS to
PhD
Government/Military
• Where: Navy, Naval
Reactors (Bettis,
KAPL, and others),
other branches
• Jobs: Reactor
Operator, Instructor,
Designer
• Education: ranges
from High School
diploma to PhD
Utilities
• Where: Nuclear Power
Plants
• Jobs: Reactor
Operator, Equipment
Operator, Shift
Technical Advisor, Core
Designer, Safety
Analysis
• Education: High
School Diploma to
MS/PhD
Power Industry
• Where: Reactor
Vendors, Engineering
Firms
• Jobs: Designer, Core
Analysis, Engineering
Support
• Education: BS,MS
and PhD
Medical
• Where: Hospitals,
Clinics, Labs
• Jobs: X-ray
Technician, Nuclear
Medicine, Research,
Equipment Design
• Education: High
School to BS, MS,
PhD, M.D.
Academia
• Where: Colleges and
Universities
• Jobs: Professor,
Researcher, Reactor
Operator/staff
• Education: Most
require College
Degree: BS, MS, PhD
Others
• Can you think of any other jobs in nuclear
science?
Why NS&T careers?
• There’s a need for people!
 The demand exceeds the supply of graduates trained in
nuclear science and technology.
 Many nuclear professionals are retiring
• Nuclear Engineers have the 2nd highest median income
among the engineering professions at $99,920/year. (US
Bureau of Labor Statistics, bls.gov, May 2010)
• Health Physicists have nearly as high a median salary,
$96,250/year (Health Physics Society, 2012)
Questions?
For more information about
careers in nuclear visit
www.NuclearConnect.org