Delaware Nuclear jobs: 11 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Delaware employs 11 people in the nuclear sector — about 0% of the U.S. total. That makes Delaware the 42nd-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Delaware (2024)
National share: 0.02% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Delaware ranks 42nd out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 11 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 967 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,295 nuclear workers.
1.1 Delaware’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; Delaware accounts for 11 of them.
1.3 Where Delaware sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 11,138 | #40 |
| Solar | 761 | #45 |
| Electric Vehicles | 151 | #46 |
| Hydropower | 112 | #45 |
| Wind | 98 | #51 |
| Storage & Grid | 86 | #51 |
| Clean Fuels | 53 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 11 | #42 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Delaware
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Delaware in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Delaware
Delaware contributes 0.02% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Delaware’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.1% of total clean-energy jobs (11 of 12,410 workers).
Cost-of-living in Delaware is roughly 1.9% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Delaware is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Delaware-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $124,807 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $122,637 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Delaware employers rate 18.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.2% of Delaware’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) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 10,532 |
| Other Services | 3,063 |
| Professional Services | 2,504 |
| Trade | 2,050 |
| Utilities | 1,565 |
| Manufacturing | 1,389 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 41 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5 |
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.