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Nuclear Technicians in Pennsylvania

Considering a career as a Nuclear Technician in Pennsylvania?

-2% Jobs Projection
$94,450 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

While jobs for Nuclear Technicians in Pennsylvania are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Nuclear Technicians in Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

  • Nuclear Technicians in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Nuclear Technicians Work in Pennsylvania?

480 people worked as Nuclear Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 490 Nuclear Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 310 Nuclear Technicians working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Nuclear Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Nuclear Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 1.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 70 annual job openings, and 610 total jobs in 2026 for Nuclear Technicians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 800 annual jobs and 6,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Nuclear Technicians Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Nuclear Technicians ranged from $69,950 to $120,600 with $94,450 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $33.63 to $57.98. The median hourly rate was $45.41.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $43.88 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.53.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Nuclear Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Nuclear Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 90 $112,280

Top States for Nuclear Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Nuclear Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Illinois 960 $84,690
South Carolina 770 $67,910
Pennsylvania 480 $94,450
Ohio 470 $71,660
North Carolina 400 $89,770
New York 330 $96,200
Idaho 310 $73,620
Louisiana 300 $51,760
Texas 250 $82,290
Tennessee 210 $76,960
California 210 $100,250
Michigan 160 $0
Mississippi 50 $87,920

Below are the states where Nuclear Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $100,250
New York $96,200
Pennsylvania $94,450
Florida $89,920
North Carolina $89,770
Mississippi $87,920
Illinois $84,690
Texas $82,290
Tennessee $76,960
Connecticut $75,710

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