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How exposed to AI is a Nuclear Technician?

Of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for nuclear technicians, 2 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 12 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Auxiliary OperatorEquipment OperatorLicensed Nuclear OperatorNon-Licensed Nuclear Equipment Operator (NLO)Non-Licensed Nuclear Plant Operator (NLO)Nuclear Auxiliary OperatorNuclear Equipment Operator (NEO)Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator (NAPEO)Operations TechnicianSystems Operator
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
21
tasks rated for this occupation
5k
people do this job in the US
55 of 60
least protected in science

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

2
  • Identify and implement appropriate decontamination procedures, based on equipment and the size, nature, and type of contamination
  • Prepare reports to communicate information such as contamination test results, decontamination results, or decontamination procedures

Only with software built on top

7
  • Follow nuclear equipment operational policies and procedures that ensure environmental safety
  • Monitor nuclear reactor equipment performance to identify operational inefficiencies, hazards, or needs for maintenance or repair
  • Follow policies and procedures for radiation workers to ensure personnel safety
  • Monitor instruments, gauges, or recording devices under direction of nuclear experimenters
  • Warn maintenance workers of radiation hazards and direct workers to vacate hazardous areas
  • Calculate equipment operating factors, such as radiation times, dosages, temperatures, gamma intensities, or pressures, using standard formulas and conversion tables
  • Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination

Cannot be sped up

12
  • Conduct surveillance testing to determine safety of nuclear equipment
  • Test plant equipment to ensure it is operating properly
  • Apply safety tags to equipment needing maintenance
  • Modify, devise, or maintain nuclear equipment used in operations
  • Perform testing, maintenance, repair, or upgrading of accelerator systems
  • Adjust controls of equipment to control particle beam movement, pulse rates, energy or intensity, or radiation, according to specifications
  • Measure the intensity and identify the types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments
  • Communicate with accelerator maintenance personnel to ensure readiness of support systems, such as vacuum, water cooling, or radio frequency power sources
  • Set control panel switches to route electric power from sources and direct particle beams through injector units
  • Decontaminate objects by cleaning them using soap or solvents or by abrading using brushes, buffing machines, or sandblasting machines
  • Collect air, water, gas or solid samples for testing to determine radioactivity levels or to ensure appropriate radioactive containment
  • Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.