Also called: Simulator Instructor, Operations Training Instructor
Trains reactor operators and technicians, including running a full-size copy of the control room to practice emergencies.
You sit at the instructor console of a control-room simulator and secretly trigger a pump failure, then a steam leak. You watch the operators respond, then lead a debrief on what they did right and wrong. Every operator in the plant must pass your exams.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a former licensed operator or Navy nuclear veteran; many have a bachelor's.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Military, 4-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Nuclear Engineering Technology, Education.
Growing about average. Steady; plants must train operators continuously.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI tutors and VR may handle some theory; simulator training and operator qualification stay with experienced instructors.
Classes: Physics, Public speaking, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1151.
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