Nuclear Engineers
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Median Yearly Income
$125,026
Most Common Education Level
Bachelor's degree
Projected Job Growth
+2.70%
What do Nuclear Engineers do?
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.
Career Interests Areas
- Investigative
- Realistic
- Conventional
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