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Nuclear engineering majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a nuclear engineering degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in nuclear engineering. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 911 nuclear engineering major resumes to identify the jobs nuclear engineering majors most prefer.

Highest-Paying Jobs With a Nuclear Engineering Degree

  1. Starting Salary
    $73,000
    Job openings
    339,938
    Job Description:
    Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.
  2. Starting Salary
    $67,000
    Job openings
    8,747
    Top Locations:
    Newport News, VA;  Portsmouth, VA;  Bremerton, WA;  
    Job Description:
    Nuclear engineers research and develop the processes, instruments, and systems used to derive benefits from nuclear energy and radiation. Many of these engineers find industrial and medical uses for radioactive materials—for example, in equipment used in medical diagnosis and treatment.
  3. Starting Salary
    $62,000
    Job openings
    145,936
    Job Description:
    Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.
  4. Starting Salary
    $60,000
    Job openings
    228,974
    Job Description:
    A Test Engineer is focused on planning, designing, and evaluating products. They interact with other engineering groups to define, analyze, and perform tests for products, systems, and components.
  5. Starting Salary
    $55,000
    Job openings
    176,689
    Job Description:
    Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.
  6. Starting Salary
    $37,000
    Job openings
    111,343
    Job Description:
    Industrial engineering technicians help industrial engineers implement designs to use personnel, materials, and machines effectively in factories, stores, healthcare organizations, repair shops, and offices. They prepare machinery and equipment layouts, plan workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs.
  7. Starting Salary
    $35,000
    Job openings
    56,975
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Houston, TX;  Miami, FL;  
    Job Description:
    Nuclear medicine technologists operate equipment that creates images of areas of a patient’s body. They prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to patients. The radioactive drugs cause abnormal areas of the body to appear different from normal areas in the images.
  8. Starting Salary
    $31,000
    Job openings
    154,854
    Job Description:
    Computer and information research scientists invent and design new approaches to computing technology and find innovative uses for existing technology. They study and solve complex problems in computing for business, medicine, science, and other fields.
  9. Starting Salary
    $27,000
    Job openings
    97,722
    Job Description:
    Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers to plan, design, and build highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help to plan, design, and build commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects.
  10. Starting Salary
    $26,000
    Job openings
    95,123
    Job Description:
    Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.

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What can you do with a nuclear engineering degree?

Zippia created a nuclear engineering career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in nuclear engineering. The map shows the most common jobs nuclear engineering majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average nuclear engineering major salary

Nuclear engineering major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with a nuclear engineering bachelor's degree who work in the government industry have an average salary of $81,223, while those graduates who work in the professional industry have an average salary of $40,796. If pay is important to you, then you should look for nuclear engineering jobs in the government industry.

Average nuclear engineering major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage Nuclear Engineering Salary Nuclear Engineering Salary Range
1Government
$81,223
$35k
$98k
2Manufacturing
$75,988
$35k
$98k
3Energy
$61,997
$35k
$98k
4Utilities
$51,740
$35k
$98k
5Professional
$40,796
$35k
$98k

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