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Nuclear Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 1.1% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #411 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +1.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $110,240 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 6,700 in the US, with about 900 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment16%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,100 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Collect environmental or biological samples5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others on operational or work procedures4%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
Still yours: Analyze environmental or geospatial data4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objects3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on workplace health or safety issues3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,805 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Set up equipment3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 511 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Identify business or organizational opportunities1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,883 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 101 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 900 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 24% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3% AI does, against 16% here+3.7% by 2035 · $93,530 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 29% of the workIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians10% AI does, against 16% here+3.1% by 2035 · $66,120 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 29% of the workPlant and System Operators0% AI does, against 16% here+2.3% by 2035 · $62,470 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.15, higher than 53% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 19-4051 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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