Also called: SRO, Control Room Supervisor
Holds the federal license to supervise a nuclear reactor's control room.
You oversee the reactor operators during a 12-hour shift, approve every major move like raising power, and lead the crew in emergency drills in an exact replica of the control room.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 2 years after high school. Years as a reactor operator plus an NRC Senior Reactor Operator license; many have Navy nuclear experience or a degree.
Ways in: Military, On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Nuclear Engineering Technology, Navy Nuclear Power Program.
Shrinking (about -15% over 10 years). Uses BLS reactor operator projection; see note on plant life extensions.
Low risk for 10 years. Digital controls assist, but federal law requires licensed humans in every reactor control room.
Classes: AP Physics, Chemistry, Algebra 2.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-8011.
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