Also called: Nuclear Safety Inspector, Reactor Inspector
Federal inspector who works on-site at a nuclear power plant to make sure it follows safety rules.
You show up unannounced in the control room, watch a maintenance job, and check that workers followed procedure. If you find a problem, you write it up and the plant must fix it.
Federal government pay scale.
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 engineering or physical science; NRC training program.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps sort plant data and reports; walking the plant and holding operators to the rules stays a human federal job.
Classes: AP Physics, Chemistry, Government or civics, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2161.
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