Nevada Nuclear jobs: 138 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Nevada employs 138 people in the nuclear sector — about 0.2% of the U.S. total. That makes Nevada the 32nd-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Nevada (2024)
National share: 0.24% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Nevada ranks 32nd out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 138 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 840 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,168 nuclear workers.
1.1 Nevada’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; Nevada accounts for 138 of them.
1.3 Where Nevada sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 13,962 | #36 |
| Storage & Grid | 10,005 | #2 |
| Solar | 8,980 | #10 |
| Electric Vehicles | 563 | #36 |
| Wind | 301 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 138 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 120 | #43 |
| Clean Fuels | 85 | #42 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Nevada
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Nevada in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Nevada
Nevada contributes 0.24% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Nevada’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.4% of total clean-energy jobs (138 of 34,153 workers).
Cost-of-living in Nevada is roughly 0.7% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Nevada is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Nevada-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $123,337 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $121,192 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Nevada employers rate 19.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 47.2% of Nevada’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 | 29,422 |
| Other Services | 10,422 |
| Professional Services | 8,499 |
| Trade | 5,961 |
| Utilities | 4,596 |
| Manufacturing | 4,316 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 351 |
| Mining and Extraction | 149 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 0 |
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.