Oklahoma Nuclear jobs: 14 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Oklahoma employs 14 people in the nuclear sector — about 0% of the U.S. total. That makes Oklahoma the 41st-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Oklahoma (2024)
National share: 0.02% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Oklahoma ranks 41st out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 14 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 964 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,292 nuclear workers.
1.1 Oklahoma’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; Oklahoma accounts for 14 of them.
1.3 Where Oklahoma sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,934 | #33 |
| Wind | 2,080 | #16 |
| Solar | 1,788 | #34 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,090 | #24 |
| Electric Vehicles | 799 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 435 | #22 |
| Clean Fuels | 139 | #35 |
| Nuclear | 14 | #41 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Oklahoma
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Oklahoma in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Oklahoma
Oklahoma contributes 0.02% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Oklahoma’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.1% of total clean-energy jobs (14 of 22,279 workers).
Cost-of-living in Oklahoma is roughly 10.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Oklahoma is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Oklahoma-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $109,130 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $107,232 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Oklahoma employers rate 22.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.7% of Oklahoma’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 | 35,358 |
| Mining and Extraction | 30,049 |
| Manufacturing | 26,272 |
| Other Services | 12,618 |
| Utilities | 10,748 |
| Professional Services | 10,300 |
| Trade | 8,426 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,973 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 65 |
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.