US Nuclear Plant Staffing Has Been Slowly Rising After Bottoming Out In 2007 due to a combination of aging workforce replacements and the results of the Cumulative Impacts resulting from 9/11, Fukushima, aging equipment and license extensions. With 100 licensed to operate location in the United States, there are many opportunities to work at a nuclear power plant.
Other career options include contractors and vendors, the NRC, NEI, IAEA, Department of Energy, US Navy and Air Force.
You can read more about finding a job in the nuclear power industry by reading Chuck’s presentation, Career Opportunities in the Nuclear Energy Sector.