Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
O*NET Code: 51-8011.00
Education Level
Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Associate degree or apprenticeship
Description
Operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.
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💼 Also Known As
Control OperatorControl Room AgentControl Room OfficerControl Room OperatorLicensed Nuclear Control Room OperatorLicensed Reactor OperatorNuclear Control OperatorNuclear Control Room Non-Licensed OperatorNuclear Control Room OperatorNuclear OperatorNuclear Plant Operator (NPO)Nuclear Power Plant Process Control WorkerNuclear Power Reactor OperatorNuclear Reactor OperatorNuclear Station Operator (NSO)Nuclear Supervising Operator (NSO)Nuclear Unit OperatorPower Reactor OperatorReactor Operator (RO)Unit Reactor Operator
⚡ Skills (20)
Reading Comprehension4/100
Operations Monitoring4/100
Operation and Control4/100
Active Listening4/100
Critical Thinking4/100
Monitoring4/100
Complex Problem Solving4/100
Writing4/100
Judgment and Decision Making4/100
Time Management3/100
+ 10 more skills
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (12)
🔥Microsoft Access
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft Azure software
Development environment software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Power BI
Business intelligence and data analysis software
🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
🔥Microsoft SharePoint
Document management software
🔥Structured query language SQL
Data base user interface and query software
0Data logging software
Data base user interface and query software
0Microsoft Power Automate
Calendar and scheduling software
0Outage management system OMS
Industrial control software
0Plant information data entry software
Data base user interface and query software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
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📊 Skills Comparison
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Transition Difficulty: Easy (79% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (15)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Critical Thinking
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Reading Comprehension
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Operations Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Quality Control Analysis
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Active Listening
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Speaking
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Complex Problem Solving
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Troubleshooting
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Judgment and Decision Making
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Writing
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Time Management
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Active Learning
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Operation and Control
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Systems Analysis
Current: 3Target: 3
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