Florida Nuclear jobs: 1,142 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Florida employs 1,142 people in the nuclear sector — about 2% of the U.S. total. That makes Florida the 19th-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Florida (2024)
National share: 1.97% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Florida ranks 19th out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 1,142 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 164 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 3,164 nuclear workers.
1.1 Florida’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; Florida accounts for 1,142 of them.
1.3 Where Florida sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 132,060 | #4 |
| Solar | 16,882 | #3 |
| Wind | 6,177 | #6 |
| Electric Vehicles | 3,653 | #10 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,915 | #6 |
| Clean Fuels | 1,400 | #3 |
| Nuclear | 1,142 | #19 |
| Hydropower | 972 | #13 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Florida
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Florida in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Florida
Florida contributes 1.97% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Florida’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.7% of total clean-energy jobs (1,142 of 165,200 workers).
Cost-of-living in Florida is roughly 1.3% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Florida is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Florida-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $124,072 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $121,915 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Florida employers rate 23.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.4% of Florida’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 | 153,215 |
| Other Services | 69,262 |
| Trade | 48,308 |
| Professional Services | 32,007 |
| Utilities | 26,847 |
| Manufacturing | 22,064 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,762 |
| Mining and Extraction | 802 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 518 |
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.