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Nuclear Technicians

Life, Physical, and Social Science · SOC 19-4051

0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$110,240
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
900
Proj. Annual Openings
6,470
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+0.1%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 19-4051 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
0.0%
Low · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
33/100
Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$110,240
No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
Projected openings
900
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -7.7%.
Observed/proxy demand
0
FY2025 certified LCAs; 874 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Active ListeningMonitoringOperations MonitoringCritical ThinkingActive Listening

Transition context

  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure9.7%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

28.7%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI18.5%
AI ability · AIOE67.6%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne85%

AI could do ~18.5% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Active Listening
2.Monitoring
3.Operations Monitoring
4.Critical Thinking
5.Active Listening

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

16
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#440 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Assist nuclear physicists, nuclear engineers, or other scientists in laboratory, power generation, or electricity production activities. May operate, maintain, or provide quality control for nuclear testing and research equipment. May monitor radiation.

Common titles: Auxiliary Operator, Equipment Operator, Licensed Nuclear Operator, Non-Licensed Nuclear Equipment Operator (NLO), Non-Licensed Nuclear Plant Operator (NLO), Nuclear Auxiliary Operator

Representative Tasks

  • Follow nuclear equipment operational policies and procedures that ensure environmental safety.
  • Conduct surveillance testing to determine safety of nuclear equipment.
  • Monitor nuclear reactor equipment performance to identify operational inefficiencies, hazards, or needs for maintenance or repair.
  • Test plant equipment to ensure it is operating properly.
  • Apply safety tags to equipment needing maintenance.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Monitor operations to ensure compliance with safety or security policies or regulations.
  • Inspect work sites to identify potential environmental or safety hazards.
  • Monitor operational procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards.
  • Maintain work equipment or machinery.
  • Test mechanical systems to ensure proper functioning.

Tools & Technologies

Linux · hotMicrosoft Access · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotMicrosoft Windows · hotStructured query language SQL · hotData logging softwareDatabase softwareVMWare ESX Server

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
12.1%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 19-4051: 2019 — employment: 6,420, median wage: $82,080; 2020 — employment: 6,160, median wage: $84,190; 2021 — employment: 5,360, median wage: $99,340; 2022 — employment: 5,880, median wage: $100,420; 2023 — employment: 5,400, median wage: $101,740; 2025 — employment: 6,470, median wage: $110,240.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure0.0%9.7%
OutlookAverage37% Bright
Median Salary$110,240N/A
AI Resiliency100/100N/A