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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 202151-8011 Nuclear Power Reactor OperatorsOperate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.
National estimates for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators Industry profile for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators Geographic profile for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators National estimates for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators:Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators:
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Industry profile for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators:Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function. Industries with the highest levels of employment in Nuclear Power Reactor Operators:
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Geographic profile for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators:States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function. ![]() States with the highest employment level in Nuclear Power Reactor Operators:
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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files. The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages. (1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers. (2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data. (3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate. (7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment. (8) Estimate not released. (9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average. Other OEWS estimates and related information: May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022 |