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Len61:

--- Quote from: Chrisv006 on Jan 13, 2008, 02:32 ---Yes - Perfect Answer!

I am very excited about the kind of work (hands on vs. a cube)...I just wanted
to make sure I'll be around the averages for my degree!

Thanks all.

-Chris

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I work for a large Governement owned utility in the SE. As far as pay goes MLew44 is correct.
As far as the degree goes there is no difference in pay for a degreed NLO or non degreed NLO.
That being said most NLO's make more than the average engineer at our plant, due mostly to the amount of overtime available.
Good luck

thenuttyneutron:
I earned a degree in Nuclear Engineering back in 2004.  I am now a fully qualified operator (NLO) at a nuke plant and have no regrets.  The pay is good, but the hours can stink.  I work a rotating 12 hour schedule.  The contant rolling of the schedule can get very stressful. 

During an outage, you will make lots of money.  The holiday weeks are especially good.  The week of Christmans was awsome.  I know people who made $4,500 gross for 1 week of work by working both of the holidays and 72 hours a week.

Chrisv006:
Got my offer today!

Its almost $30/hr....I think Im going to take it!  Not bad for fresh out of school.... ;D

Now I just need to make sure I can get enough hours!

Nuclear NASCAR:

--- Quote from: Chrisv006 on Feb 13, 2008, 08:40 ---Got my offer today!

Its almost $30/hr....I think Im going to take it!  Not bad for fresh out of school.... ;D

Now I just need to make sure I can get enough hours!

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Is that starting or topping out pay?  I ask because there is usually a starting pay and then it goes up as you qualify more watch stations.  As far as hours, I'll bet that you'll get all you want, most likely more than you want.

Best of luck on the new job and welcome to the industry!

BuckyNuke:
at our plant, base hourly wage is like $24/hr, but you get that increased to about $29/hr when you fully qualify. once you "top out" as an NLO, it's around $33-34/hr.

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