4.0 KiB
4.0 KiB
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)
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 %