Alaska Nuclear jobs: 9 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Alaska employs 9 people in the nuclear sector — about 0% of the U.S. total. That makes Alaska the 43rd-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Alaska (2024)
National share: 0.02% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Alaska ranks 43rd out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 9 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 969 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,296 nuclear workers.
1.1 Alaska’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The nuclear sector nationwide employs roughly 57,942 workers; Alaska accounts for 9 of them.
1.3 Where Alaska sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 4,373 | #51 |
| Hydropower | 448 | #20 |
| Storage & Grid | 228 | #47 |
| Solar | 163 | #51 |
| Wind | 111 | #50 |
| Electric Vehicles | 76 | #51 |
| Clean Fuels | 34 | #49 |
| Nuclear | 9 | #43 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Alaska
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Alaska in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Alaska
Alaska contributes 0.02% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Alaska’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.2% of total clean-energy jobs (9 of 5,442 workers).
Cost-of-living in Alaska is roughly 5.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Alaska is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Alaska-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $128,726 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $126,488 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Alaska employers rate 22.3% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.2% of Alaska’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.
4.1 Employer hiring difficulty
4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 7,102 |
| Construction | 6,124 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,702 |
| Trade | 2,697 |
| Professional Services | 2,497 |
| Utilities | 2,304 |
| Manufacturing | 2,129 |
| Other Services | 2,112 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 11 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Data source: U.S. Department of Energy — 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report (reflecting 2024 employment); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics; O*NET Occupation Database 29.1.
Last updated: April 2026.