Job description
- design and build the nuclear reactors and the complete machinery for production of electricity associated with a nuclear reactor.
- monitor and maintain the functional nuclear reactors.
- In government sector jobs, nuclear engineers might also be involved in research and development of nuclear wepons.
- handling of nuclear power submarines and warships.
- development of nuclear isotope applications in the field of medicine.
- ensure the safety of nuclear power usage, nuclear waste disposal and environmental issues related to usage of nuclear power.
Starting Bachelor's Degree Salary
I found that the bachelors degree entry level nuclear engineer salary is in the range of $55,000 to $62,000 a year.
Average Bachelor's Degree Salary
I found that average Bachelor's Degree Salary is about 50,104 a year.
Employment Numbers in the United States
There are about 22,000 people that currently have a job in nuclear engineering.
Job Outlook
Nuclear engineers employment growth of 7% over the next decade, which is about as fast as it is for all occupations.- Most job growth will be in research and development and engineering services.
- No commercial nuclear power plants have been built in the United States for many years, so nuclear engineers will be needed to operate existing plants and design new ones.
- Including researching future nuclear power sources. They also will be needed to work to develop nuclear medical technology, and to improve and enforce waste management and safety standards.
- "Nuclear engineers are expected to have good employment opportunities because the small number of nuclear engineering graduates is likely to be in rough balance with the number of job openings."
Professional Societies & Licensing
- There's the American nuclear engineering society.
- Society of Nuclear Med.
3 Top Schools
| 1 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | 4.8 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI | 4.5 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 4.4 |
