Idaho Nuclear jobs: 8 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Idaho employs 8 people in the nuclear sector — about 0% of the U.S. total. That makes Idaho the 45th-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Idaho (2024)
National share: 0.01% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Idaho ranks 45th out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 8 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 971 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,298 nuclear workers.
1.1 Idaho’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; Idaho accounts for 8 of them.
1.3 Where Idaho sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,224 | #42 |
| Solar | 1,231 | #42 |
| Wind | 1,061 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,014 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 379 | #37 |
| Hydropower | 248 | #32 |
| Clean Fuels | 229 | #26 |
| Nuclear | 8 | #45 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Idaho
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Idaho in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Idaho
Idaho contributes 0.01% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Idaho’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.1% of total clean-energy jobs (8 of 14,393 workers).
Cost-of-living in Idaho is roughly 6.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Idaho is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Idaho-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $115,131 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $113,129 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Idaho employers rate 20.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.8% of Idaho’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 | 9,750 |
| Other Services | 7,735 |
| Professional Services | 6,584 |
| Manufacturing | 4,050 |
| Trade | 3,420 |
| Utilities | 2,850 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 745 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 675 |
| Mining and Extraction | 131 |
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.