The nuclear energy industry is a powerful engine for job creation. The U.S. industry directly employs nearly 100,000 people in high-quality, long-term jobs. This number climbs to 475,000 when you include secondary jobs. We cannot afford to lose nuclear jobs by closing plants, nor can we afford to miss out on thousands of jobs that building new reactors will create.
- Each nuclear power plant employs 500 to 1,000 workers.
- Building a nuclear power reactor employs up to 3,500 workers at peak construction.
- Nuclear worker salaries are 20 percent higher on average than those of other electricity generation sources.
- The typical nuclear power plant creates $40 million in labor income each year.
- For every 100 nuclear power plant jobs, 66 more jobs are created in the local community.
- Nearly one in four nuclear workers are veterans.
WHY WE SHOULD BUILD NEW REACTORS (more)
The nuclear energy industry creates lasting, high-paying jobs for people from a wide range of fields and educational backgrounds. Recruiting from universities, community colleges, the military and the trades, nuclear power plants provide high-quality jobs to the whole community.
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