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Nuclear Engineers
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.
What a nuclear engineer does
Become a nuclear engineer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good nuclear engineer
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $53 per hour with an average salary of $111,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $45 and $60 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $93,500 and $125,000 per year.
Nuclear Engineer job outlook
- There are 976 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 111 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.