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Occupational Employment and Wages

Nuclear Engineers

Conduct research on nuclear engineering problems or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.


National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
16,710 6.2 % $48.25 $100,350 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $32.01 $39.16 $46.59 $55.28 $67.38
Annual Wage (2) $66,590 $81,460 $96,910 $114,990 $140,140

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function. Federal Pay can be generous with numerous benefits. Explore federal jobs during your job search.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 2,800 $55.21 $114,840
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 2,190 $45.55 $94,740
Scientific Research and Development Services 1,010 $49.24 $102,430
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 370 $56.09 $116,670
Employment Services 40 $51.41 $106,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 370 $56.09 $116,670
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 2,800 $55.21 $114,840
Employment Services 40 $51.41 $106,930
Waste Treatment and Disposal (8) $49.41 $102,770
Scientific Research and Development Services 1,010 $49.24 $102,430

State profile for this occupation:

States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment per thousand workers
Virginia 1,860 $48.56 $101,010 0.519
Washington 1,030 $43.66 $90,810 0.369
Idaho 230 $56.52 $117,550 0.369
Pennsylvania 1,720 $46.73 $97,190 0.308
Arizona 740 $43.44 $90,360 0.297

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment per thousand workers
Tennessee 320 $61.18 $127,250 0.123
New Mexico 120 $56.79 $118,130 0.150
Idaho 230 $56.52 $117,550 0.369
Wisconsin 780 $55.32 $115,070 0.289
Kansas (8) $53.51 $111,290 (8)

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation:

Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment per thousand workers
Portsmouth, NH-ME 270 $41.01 $85,300 4.951
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 360 $47.66 $99,130 3.854
Toledo, OH 400 $42.08 $87,520 1.374
Richmond, VA 670 $64.08 $133,280 1.118
Johnson City, TN 70 $67.96 $141,350 0.979

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment per thousand workers
Johnson City, TN 70 $67.96 $141,350 0.979
Richmond, VA 670 $64.08 $133,280 1.118
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX (8) $63.05 $131,140 (8)
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD Metropolitan Division 180 $59.37 $123,490 0.323
Knoxville, TN 140 $57.56 $119,710 0.428

About May 2009 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above.

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate–50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a “year-round, full-time” hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

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