I am new to the board so please be gentle. My history is as follows: Served nine years in the navy as a Missile technician (D5 ballistic missile system), 6 of which were on board a nuclear sub and the last 3 I worked as a Radcon tech in the safety department at a strategic weapons facility doing swipes, dispersing and collecting dosimetry, training personell about radiation detection and safety as well as being a member of the decon team.
Once out of the navy I landed a job as an industrial maintenance technician / electrician. I have held this position for almost 6 years now but I would like to get into the nuclear industry. I am just confused what the career paths are and which one to take. I would like to stay on the maintenance side (maybe I&C) since this is where most of my experience is but it seems to me from reading other posts that most people pursue operator positions.
What I am really after is a breakdown of the different career paths (maintenance, operator, rad tech etc..) and some general info about their salarys.
Thank you. Sorry if I rambled.