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Nuclear Engineers
A description of the the work done by "Nuclear Engineers" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Nuclear Engineers" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$57,943 $60,000 29 24.17 11253.28 Engineering: Nuclear
$56,202 $54,000 25 20.83 11869.16 Engineering: Mechanical
$65,527 $65,000 11 9.17 18120.66 Physics
$60,256 $56,580 9 7.50 9550.77 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$53,667 $51,000 7 5.83 9368.69 Engineering: Chemical
$48,880 $47,320 6 5.00 12744.89 Engineering: Naval architecture and marine
$65,620 $59,000 5 4.17 6989.82 Engineering: Civil
$60,993 $44,980 3 2.50 11585.05 OTHER engineering
$57,667 $48,000 3 2.50 12283.68 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$72,650 $72,650 2 1.67 19350.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$43,201 $43,201 2 1.67 7799.20 Business administration and management
$42,000 $42,000 1 .83 0.00 Mathematics: Applied
$63,000 $63,000 1 .83 0.00 Mathematics, general
$56,414 $56,414 1 .83 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$52,224 $52,224 1 .83 0.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$72,800 $72,800 1 .83 0.00 Statistics
$48,000 $48,000 1 .83 0.00 Economics
$52,000 $52,000 1 .83 0.00 Political science and government
$48,000 $48,000 1 .83 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$68,640 $68,640 1 .83 0.00 Biology, general
$87,000 $87,000 1 .83 0.00 Engineering: Industrial
$72,000 $72,000 1 .83 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$60,000 $60,000 1 .83 0.00 Engineering: Architectural
$43,680 $43,680 1 .83 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$47,029 $47,029 1 .83 .00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$42,000 $42,000 1 .83 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$18,720 $18,720 1 .83 0.00 Communications, general
$65,520 $65,520 1 .83 0.00 Accounting
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$73,106 $70,000 28 45.90 19715.63 Engineering: Nuclear
$66,892 $65,000 9 14.75 16223.18 Business administration and management
$60,363 $57,510 6 9.84 9164.46 Engineering: Mechanical
$64,098 $60,000 3 4.92 4277.27 Physics
$55,933 $52,000 3 4.92 3184.69 Financial management
$53,333 $30,000 3 4.92 16499.16 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$43,900 $43,900 2 3.28 12100.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$104,000 $104,000 1 1.64 0.00 Business, general
$80,000 $80,000 1 1.64 0.00 Chemistry
$79,929 $79,929 1 1.64 0.00 Operations research
$63,000 $63,000 1 1.64 0.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$60,000 $60,000 1 1.64 0.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$56,118 $56,118 1 1.64 .00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$52,000 $52,000 1 1.64 0.00 Engineering: Civil
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$74,354 $62,400 13 59.09 32760.29 Engineering: Nuclear
$62,000 $55,000 3 13.64 6683.31 Chemistry
$73,200 $73,200 2 9.09 10800.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$85,000 $85,000 1 4.55 0.00 Physics
$80,000 $80,000 1 4.55 0.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$75,000 $75,000 1 4.55 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$57,000 $57,000 1 4.55 0.00 Engineering: Metallurgical
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$87,500 $87,500 1 100.00 0.00 Engineering: Naval architecture and marine
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu