Nuclear Engineers Career

The role of Nuclear Engineers is to conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $126,950 and $61 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Nuclear Engineers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 12,710 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Nuclear Engineers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Nuclear Engineers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Nuclear Engineering	2	$35,108	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Nuclear Engineers Career

The following 15 occupations are related to Nuclear Engineers.

Related Occupations toNuclear Engineers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Aerospace Engineers	66,660	$134,330	$65
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7,040	$105,460	$51
Petroleum Engineers	20,390	$148,590	$71
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	5,760	$121,240	$58
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44

Vocational Programs for Nuclear Engineers Career

13K

$61.03

$126,950

Vocational Programs to Prepare Nuclear Engineers Career

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