Entry Level Salary for Nuclear Engineers

The average salary for an entry level Nuclear Engineer is $57,870. An experienced Nuclear Engineer makes about $107,068 per year.

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 while others specialize in the development of nuclear power sources for ships or spacecraft. Find more career information.

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  • Nuclear Engineer - U.S. Navy - Grandview Heights,OH

    Job Title : Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component : Officer • Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propulsion program, including reactor design, fleet operations, and eventual defueling and...

  • Air Quality Engineer - Trinity Consultants - Columbus,OH

    SUMMARY Using fundamental technical skills, analytical abilities, and up-to-date regulatory knowledge, provide complete customer oriented, air quality permitting, modeling, and compliance solutions, to assist clients in...

  • Field Service Engineer - Columbus, Ohio - Danaher Corporation - Columbus,OH

    Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?At Leica Biosystems, one of Danaher's ( 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives-and we're all united by a shared...

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