Also called: Emergency Planner
Plans how a nuclear plant and nearby towns would respond to an emergency and runs the drills.
You write evacuation plans with county officials, test the siren system, and run a full-scale drill graded by federal evaluators.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in emergency management or a science.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Emergency Management, Public Administration.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI drafts plans and models plume scenarios; coordinating towns, agencies and drills stays human.
Classes: AP Government, Earth science, English.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9161.
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