# Competences — nuclear technician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/774ad663-2124-4ac2-a287-5fb2e478906e).

## Essential

- **avoid contamination** (skill/competence)
- **calculate exposure to radiation** (skill/competence)
- **calibrate precision instrument** (skill/competence)
- **contamination exposure regulations** (knowledge)
- **ensure compliance with environmental legislation** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations** (skill/competence)
- **ensure equipment cooling** (skill/competence)
- **fire prevention procedures** (knowledge)
- **follow nuclear plant safety precautions** (skill/competence)
- **investigate contamination** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with engineers** (skill/competence)
- **maintain electromechanical equipment** (skill/competence)
- **maintain hydraulic systems** (skill/competence)
- **maintain nuclear reactors** (skill/competence)
- **maintain records of maintenance interventions** (skill/competence)
- **metrology** (knowledge)
- **monitor nuclear power plant systems** (skill/competence)
- **monitor radiation levels** (skill/competence)
- **nuclear energy** (knowledge)
- **operate machine tools** (skill/competence)
- **pneumatics** (knowledge)
- **radiation protection** (knowledge)
- **radioactive contamination** (knowledge)
- **resolve equipment malfunctions** (skill/competence)
- **respond to nuclear emergencies** (skill/competence)
- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
- **use hand tools** (skill/competence)
- **use measurement instruments** (skill/competence)
- **use personal protection equipment** (skill/competence)
- **use testing equipment** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- arrange equipment repairs (skill/competence)
- electric generators (knowledge)
- electrical power safety regulations (knowledge)
- ensure equipment maintenance (skill/competence)
- maintain test equipment (skill/competence)
- manage emergency evacuation plans (skill/competence)
- monitor automated machines (skill/competence)
- monitor disposal of radioactive substances (skill/competence)
- monitor electric generators (skill/competence)
- nuclear reprocessing (knowledge)
- perform minor repairs to equipment (skill/competence)
- respond to electrical power contingencies (skill/competence)
- troubleshoot (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- nuclear analysis — **62 %**
- data analysis — **50 %**
- technical documentation — **50 %**
- computer programming — **25 %**
- computer input review — **25 %**
- air sample analysis — **12 %**
- algebraic calculations — **12 %**
- assembly — **12 %**
- corrective action implementation — **12 %**
- nuclear monitoring — **12 %**
- radioactive material shipping — **12 %**
- radiological surveys — **12 %**
- dose assessment — **12 %**
- emergency planning — **12 %**
- equipment installation — **12 %**
- instrumentation calibration — **12 %**
- maintenance — **12 %**
- trigonometric functions — **12 %**
- troubleshooting — **12 %**

### Methods

- fission barrier degradation scenarios — **12 %**
- regulatory compliance — **12 %**

### Responsibilities

- engineering support — **38 %**
- computer input preparation — **25 %**
- data preparation — **25 %**
- data summarization — **25 %**
- calculation — **25 %**
- computer file maintenance — **12 %**
- condition evaluation — **12 %**
- assisting engineers — **12 %**
- computer input review — **12 %**
- computer program execution — **12 %**
- computer program modification — **12 %**
- equipment assembly — **12 %**
- equipment maintenance — **12 %**
- file maintenance — **12 %**
- radiological job coverage — **12 %**
- plant area surveys — **12 %**
- program implementation — **12 %**
- program input review — **12 %**
- program modification — **12 %**
- radiation worker briefing — **12 %**

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