Vermont Nuclear jobs: 168 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Vermont employs 168 people in the nuclear sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Vermont the 31st-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Vermont (2024)
National share: 0.29% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Vermont ranks 31st out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 168 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 810 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,138 nuclear workers.
1.1 Vermont’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; Vermont accounts for 168 of them.
1.3 Where Vermont sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 10,515 | #41 |
| Solar | 1,834 | #33 |
| Storage & Grid | 480 | #38 |
| Wind | 360 | #42 |
| Nuclear | 168 | #31 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #47 |
| Hydropower | 130 | #39 |
| Clean Fuels | 69 | #44 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Vermont
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Vermont in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Vermont
Vermont contributes 0.29% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Vermont’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 1.2% of total clean-energy jobs (168 of 13,696 workers).
Cost-of-living in Vermont is roughly 1.0% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Vermont is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Vermont-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $123,705 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $121,554 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Vermont employers rate 19.7% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.1% of Vermont’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 | 5,836 |
| Professional Services | 5,422 |
| Trade | 4,397 |
| Other Services | 2,801 |
| Manufacturing | 2,253 |
| Utilities | 1,365 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 199 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 14 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2 |
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.