New Hampshire Nuclear jobs: 419 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, New Hampshire employs 419 people in the nuclear sector — about 0.7% of the U.S. total. That makes New Hampshire the 29th-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in New Hampshire (2024)
National share: 0.72% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
New Hampshire ranks 29th out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 419 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 559 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 3,887 nuclear workers.
1.1 New Hampshire’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; New Hampshire accounts for 419 of them.
1.3 Where New Hampshire sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 12,138 | #38 |
| Solar | 1,726 | #35 |
| Wind | 1,157 | #32 |
| Nuclear | 419 | #29 |
| Electric Vehicles | 351 | #38 |
| Hydropower | 278 | #30 |
| Storage & Grid | 175 | #48 |
| Clean Fuels | 119 | #39 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in New Hampshire
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for New Hampshire in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in New Hampshire
New Hampshire contributes 0.72% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within New Hampshire’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 2.6% of total clean-energy jobs (419 of 16,363 workers).
Cost-of-living in New Hampshire is roughly 4.5% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in New Hampshire is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | New Hampshire-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $127,992 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $125,766 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
New Hampshire employers rate 19.2% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 32.1% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of New Hampshire’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 | 9,749 |
| Other Services | 5,722 |
| Professional Services | 5,305 |
| Manufacturing | 4,806 |
| Trade | 3,881 |
| Utilities | 1,913 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 282 |
| Mining and Extraction | 45 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 13 |
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.