Verifying the benefits of working in nuclear
Careers in the nuclear sector pay more
Median wages ~1.8x the national average: The ECITB’s 2024 Workforce Census (sectoral report) notes the engineering-construction nuclear sector “offers median wages that are 1.8 times higher than the national average,” citing the Nuclear Industry Association’s 2023 analysis.
Careers in the nuclear sector offer job security
Lower implied churn (sector modelling) vs UK averages: the UK Nuclear Workforce Data Summary models workforce needs on an attrition rate of 7.5%, markedly below typical UK cross-economy churn measures (e.g., ~34% year-to-year movement in the latest CIPD analysis). Together, this points to comparatively longer tenure/stability in nuclear.
Nuclear Workforce Assessment (2025)
The nuclear sector is growing: the workforce “grew ~15% in a year (to ~96,000), signalling expanding long-run demand rather than cyclical hiring. ECITB projections likewise expect the ECI nuclear workforce to keep rising this decade.”
PWC: The Energy Transition and Jobs (2022)
The nuclear sector has ambitious growth targets with it aiming to fill 40,000 roles by 2030. With this ambition, PWC states that “net job losses in the energy sector are set to be minimal and may not be realised until after 2030.”
Oxford Economics: The Economic Impact of the Civil Nuclear Industry
The nuclear sector will play “an important role in the UK government’s plans for future electricity generation.”