Montana Nuclear jobs: 9 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Montana employs 9 people in the nuclear sector — about 0% of the U.S. total. That makes Montana the 44th-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Montana (2024)
National share: 0.02% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Montana ranks 44th out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 9 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 969 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,296 nuclear workers.
1.1 Montana’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; Montana accounts for 9 of them.
1.3 Where Montana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 8,832 | #44 |
| Solar | 555 | #48 |
| Hydropower | 429 | #23 |
| Storage & Grid | 296 | #45 |
| Electric Vehicles | 213 | #44 |
| Wind | 200 | #49 |
| Clean Fuels | 54 | #45 |
| Nuclear | 9 | #44 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Montana
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Montana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Montana
Montana contributes 0.02% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Montana’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.1% of total clean-energy jobs (9 of 10,588 workers).
Cost-of-living in Montana is roughly 5.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Montana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Montana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $115,376 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $113,370 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Montana employers rate 17.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.3% of Montana’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 | 9,848 |
| Other Services | 4,488 |
| Professional Services | 4,386 |
| Trade | 3,149 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,951 |
| Utilities | 2,914 |
| Manufacturing | 2,782 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,448 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 237 |
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.