Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Control nuclear reactors.

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Degrees

Nuclear + Nuclear Power Technology + Technician

Abilities

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Written Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

Flexibility of Closure

The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Speed of Closure

The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

Fluency of Ideas

The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

Response Orientation

The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

The ability to see details at a distance.

The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Mathematical Reasoning

The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

Number Facility

The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

Depth Perception

The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Hearing Sensitivity

The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Manual Dexterity

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Visual Color Discrimination

The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

Spatial Orientation

The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

Glare Sensitivity

The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting.

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Gross Body Equilibrium

The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.

The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Sound Localization

The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated.

Peripheral Vision

The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.

Wrist-Finger Speed

The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

The ability to see under low light conditions.

Speed of Limb Movement

The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.

Static Strength

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Interests

Second Interest High-Point

Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

First Interest High-Point

Primary-Rank Descriptiveness

Knowledge

Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Law and Government

Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Communications and Media

Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Building and Construction

Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Personnel and Human Resources

Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Telecommunications

Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Therapy and Counseling

Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

History and Archeology

Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

Economics and Accounting

Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Medicine and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Philosophy and Theology

Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

Sales and Marketing

Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Sociology and Anthropology

Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

Foreign Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

Wages

Ohio	$65,240.00

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Skills

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Using mathematics to solve problems.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Troubleshooting

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Learning Strategies

Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Teaching others how to do something.

Systems Analysis

Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Equipment Maintenance

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Systems Evaluation

Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Equipment Selection

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Operations Analysis

Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people.

Management of Personnel Resources

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Technology Design

Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.

Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.

Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Management of Material Resources

Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

Writing computer programs for various purposes.

Management of Financial Resources

Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Tasks

Adjust controls to position rod and to regulate flux level, reactor period, coolant temperature, and rate of power flow, following standard procedures.

Respond to system or unit abnormalities, diagnosing the cause, and recommending or taking corrective action.

Direct reactor operators in emergency situations, in accordance with emergency operating procedures.

Monitor all systems for normal running conditions, performing activities such as checking gauges to assess output or assess the effects of generator loading on other equipment.

Implement operational procedures such as those controlling start-up and shut-down activities.

Note malfunctions of equipment, instruments, or controls, and report these conditions to supervisors.

Monitor and operate boilers, turbines, wells, and auxiliary power plant equipment.

Dispatch orders and instructions to personnel through radiotelephone or intercommunication systems to coordinate auxiliary equipment operation.

Record operating data such as the results of surveillance tests.

Participate in nuclear fuel element handling activities such as preparation, transfer, loading, and unloading.

Authorize maintenance activities on units and changes in equipment and system operational status.

Conduct inspections and operations outside of control rooms as necessary.

Career Activities

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

maintain consistent production quality

perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

understand technical operating, service or repair manuals

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

ensure prescribed safe radiation levels are maintained

Controlling Machines and Processes

operate auxiliary power plant equipment

operate nuclear power equipment

operate power generation equipment

tend boilers or related equipment

use hand or power tools

use high voltage apparatus

use pneumatic tools

Documenting/Recording Information

maintain production or work records

Getting Information

read technical drawings

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff

Interacting With Computers

program operation of computerized manufacturing equipment/machinery

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

adjust production equipment/machinery setup

Career Context

Face-to-Face Discussions

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

Consequence of Error

Contact With Others

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

Work With Work Group or Team

Electronic Mail

Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable

Frequency of Decision Making

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

Coordinate or Lead Others

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety

Exposed to Radiation

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

Public Speaking

Letters and Memos

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

Frequency of Conflict Situations

Exposed to Contaminants

Structured versus Unstructured Work

Freedom to Make Decisions

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting

Exposed to High Places

Physical Proximity

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment

Deal With External Customers

Outdoors, Exposed to Weather

Level of Competition

Career Styles

Attention to Detail

Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Stress Tolerance

Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Job requires being honest and ethical.

Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.

Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Analytical Thinking

Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.

Adaptability/Flexibility

Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.

Social Orientation

Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Concern for Others

Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.

Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

Career Needs

Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Supervision, Human Relations

Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management.

Supervision, Technical

Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well.

Company Policies and Practices

Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company.

Workers on this job have steady employment.

Workers on this job are busy all the time.

Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with.

Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers.

Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others.

Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement.

Working Conditions

Workers on this job have good working conditions.

Workers on this job do their work alone.

Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community.

Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment.

Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision.

Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do.

Workers on this job make decisions on their own.

Ability Utilization

Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities.

Workers on this job have something different to do every day.

Workers on this job try out their own ideas.

Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people.

Career Values

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Working Conditions

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

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