Louisiana Nuclear jobs: 1,316 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Louisiana employs 1,316 people in the nuclear sector — about 2.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Louisiana the 16th-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Louisiana (2024)
National share: 2.27% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Louisiana ranks 16th out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 1,316 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 338 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 2,990 nuclear workers.
1.1 Louisiana’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; Louisiana accounts for 1,316 of them.
1.3 Where Louisiana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 23,118 | #29 |
| Solar | 4,016 | #27 |
| Nuclear | 1,316 | #16 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,034 | #27 |
| Electric Vehicles | 611 | #35 |
| Wind | 476 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 286 | #29 |
| Clean Fuels | 189 | #29 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Louisiana
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Louisiana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Louisiana
Louisiana contributes 2.27% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Louisiana’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 4.2% of total clean-energy jobs (1,316 of 31,046 workers).
Cost-of-living in Louisiana is roughly 9.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Louisiana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Louisiana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $111,457 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $109,519 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Louisiana employers rate 25.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of Louisiana’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 | 55,919 |
| Mining and Extraction | 28,215 |
| Manufacturing | 25,620 |
| Other Services | 13,835 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,553 |
| Professional Services | 9,433 |
| Trade | 9,342 |
| Utilities | 7,440 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 773 |
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.