DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-2161 Nuclear Engineers

Occupational Description:
Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 18045$57.00/hr$0.91/hr$42.35/hr$48.92/hr$57.42/hr$65.62/hr$75.14/hr
U S 15,850650$58.63/hr$1.76/hr$34.91/hr$43.80/hr$55.11/hr$67.19/hr$87.16/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Nuclear Engineers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minnesota 180 $57.42/hr N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 170 $57.50/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A N/A N/A
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EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Mechanical Engineers7,480$39.62/hr3.2%
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Petroleum Engineers50$57.76/hr0.9%
Tasks for Nuclear Engineers