Indiana Nuclear jobs: 84 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Indiana employs 84 people in the nuclear sector — about 0.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Indiana the 38th-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Indiana (2024)
National share: 0.15% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Indiana ranks 38th out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 84 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 894 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,221 nuclear workers.
1.1 Indiana’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; Indiana accounts for 84 of them.
1.3 Where Indiana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 53,445 | #16 |
| Wind | 6,825 | #5 |
| Electric Vehicles | 6,030 | #5 |
| Solar | 4,386 | #24 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,197 | #13 |
| Clean Fuels | 286 | #21 |
| Hydropower | 203 | #34 |
| Nuclear | 84 | #38 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Indiana
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Indiana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Indiana
Indiana contributes 0.15% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Indiana’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.1% of total clean-energy jobs (84 of 73,456 workers).
Cost-of-living in Indiana is roughly 8.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Indiana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Indiana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $111,702 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $109,759 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Indiana employers rate 17.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 21.3% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 39.2% of Indiana’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 139,115 |
| Construction | 44,766 |
| Other Services | 24,101 |
| Trade | 23,320 |
| Professional Services | 17,202 |
| Utilities | 12,824 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,630 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,447 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 2,046 |
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.