Wyoming Nuclear jobs: 5 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Wyoming employs 5 people in the nuclear sector — about 0% of the U.S. total. That makes Wyoming the 46th-largest state for nuclear jobs nationwide.
Nuclear Jobs in Wyoming (2024)
National share: 0.01% of all U.S. nuclear jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Wyoming ranks 46th out of 51 U.S. states in nuclear employment. At 5 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Arkansas’s tally by 973 jobs, and trails the national leader South Carolina by 4,301 nuclear workers.
1.1 Wyoming’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; Wyoming accounts for 5 of them.
1.3 Where Wyoming sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 7,054 | #47 |
| Storage & Grid | 311 | #44 |
| Solar | 292 | #50 |
| Wind | 224 | #48 |
| Electric Vehicles | 128 | #50 |
| Hydropower | 50 | #49 |
| Clean Fuels | 32 | #50 |
| Nuclear | 5 | #46 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Wyoming
Every nuclear-related sub-category reported for Wyoming in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Wyoming
Wyoming contributes 0.01% of the nation’s nuclear workforce. Within Wyoming’s own clean-energy economy, nuclear accounts for 0.1% of total clean-energy jobs (5 of 8,096 workers).
Cost-of-living in Wyoming is roughly 6.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for nuclear roles in Wyoming is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Wyoming-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineer | $122,480 | $114,151 | 4 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operator | $120,350 | $112,166 | 3 |
See all 2 nuclear occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Wyoming employers rate 21.1% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.5% of Wyoming’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) |
|---|---|
| Mining and Extraction | 13,099 |
| Construction | 12,138 |
| Manufacturing | 8,050 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 3,105 |
| Trade | 3,104 |
| Other Services | 2,579 |
| Utilities | 2,306 |
| Professional Services | 1,947 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 20 |
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.