Salary for Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians

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Nuclear equipment operation technicians work under the direction and supervision of nuclear scientists and experimenters. These professionals calculate equipment operating factors, monitor radiation levels and warn workers to vacate reas with unsafe levels, repair test, and maintain accelrators, and set control panel switches according to safe and established procedures. These individuals must follow safety precautions and set procedures, and may be reponsible for the development or modification of equipment used in nuclear operations. A high school diploma is the minimum education requirement for this profession.

A Nuclear Equipment Operation Technician will normally receive an average salary on a scale from $53,570 to $116,680 depending on experience and talent. can earn an average compensation of eigthy-three thousand eight hundred and ten dollars on an annual basis.

are compensated most highly in California, which has wages of close to $105,750. These people are compensated the highest in Utilities, where they can receive normal pay levels of $90,230.

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