Utah Nuclear jobs: 47 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Utah employs 47 people in the nuclear sector — about 0.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Utah the 40th-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Utah (2024)
National share: 0.08% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Utah ranks 40th out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 47 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 931 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,259 nuclear workers.
1.1 Utah’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; Utah accounts for 47 of them.
1.3 Where Utah sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 34,013 | #25 |
| Solar | 8,288 | #13 |
| Electric Vehicles | 1,021 | #28 |
| Wind | 769 | #36 |
| Storage & Grid | 714 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 390 | #25 |
| Clean Fuels | 124 | #38 |
| Nuclear | 47 | #40 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Utah
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Utah in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Utah
Utah contributes 0.08% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Utah’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.1% of total clean-energy jobs (47 of 45,365 workers).
Cost-of-living in Utah is roughly 1.5% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Utah is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Utah-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $120,643 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $118,545 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Utah employers rate 18.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 31.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.6% of Utah’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 | 36,894 |
| Other Services | 14,101 |
| Professional Services | 11,778 |
| Trade | 10,349 |
| Manufacturing | 9,311 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5,379 |
| Utilities | 3,297 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,086 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 4 |
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.