Report
Advanced nuclear hiring report, November 2026
As of 10 Nov 2026: 831 open roles at 21 advanced nuclear employers, counted from the employers' own job boards.
Edition of 10 Nov 2026 · Next edition: early December · Daily data
Findings
- 444 of the 831 open roles (53%) are at four employers: General Matter (134), Valar Atomics (115), TerraPower (100) and Radiant (95). 21 of 21 employers we track had open roles on 10 Nov 2026.
- 232 roles (28%) were posted in the 30 days to 10 Nov 2026; Valar Atomics posted the most (44), then Kairos Power (36) and Radiant (36).
- The largest role family is mechanical, electrical & controls: 207 roles (25%). Nuclear and reactor engineering titles are 64 (8%), and licensing and regulatory roles 59 (7%).
- 463 roles (56%) are in California, at 9 employers; 391 (47%) name Los Angeles, El Segundo or Torrance. Next are Washington state (80), then District of Columbia, New Mexico and Tennessee (41 each). 63 roles (8%) are listed as remote.
- 281 roles (34%) post a pay range. For the 260 annual US-dollar ranges, the median midpoint is $168,000; by role family it runs from $132,000 (fuel & materials, n=5) to $188,000 (software & data, n=11). 91% of the ranges come from three employers.
- The median open role was posted 62 days before 10 Nov 2026. 118 roles (14%) were posted more than 180 days earlier. Software & Data has the longest median (77 days).
- 273 titles (33%) contain senior, staff, principal or lead, and 121 (15%) contain manager; 54 (6%) are internships, co-ops, new-grad or entry-level roles.
Who is hiring
| Employer | Open roles | Share | Posted in last 30 days | Largest role family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Matter | 134 | 16% | 22 | Construction, Manufacturing & Field |
| Valar Atomics | 115 | 14% | 44 | Mechanical, Electrical & Controls |
| TerraPower | 100 | 12% | 23 | Projects & Operations |
| Radiant | 95 | 11% | 36 | Mechanical, Electrical & Controls |
| Antares | 86 | 10% | 31 | Mechanical, Electrical & Controls |
| Kairos Power | 68 | 8% | 36 | Mechanical, Electrical & Controls |
| The Nuclear Company | 66 | 8% | 12 | Projects & Operations |
| Oklo | 50 | 6% | 11 | Projects & Operations |
| Last Energy | 25 | 3% | 1 | Other |
| Forge Atomics | 17 | 2% | 1 | Mechanical, Electrical & Controls |
| Standard Nuclear | 17 | 2% | 5 | Construction, Manufacturing & Field |
| Blue Energy | 14 | 2% | 2 | Business, Finance & People |
| Nusano | 11 | 1% | 3 | Mechanical, Electrical & Controls |
| Alva Energy | 8 | 1% | 1 | Projects & Operations |
| Applied Atomics | 6 | 1% | 0 | Mechanical, Electrical & Controls |
| Nuclear Promise X | 6 | 1% | 2 | Software & Data |
| Hexium | 4 | 0% | 2 | Mechanical, Electrical & Controls |
| Everstar | 3 | 0% | 0 | Other |
| Fissionaire | 3 | 0% | 0 | Nuclear & Reactor Engineering |
| NAC International | 2 | 0% | 0 | Construction, Manufacturing & Field |
| Deep Fission | 1 | 0% | 0 | Construction, Manufacturing & Field |
Which roles
| Role family | Open roles | Share | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical, Electrical & Controls | 207 | 25% | 17 |
| Projects & Operations | 145 | 17% | 15 |
| Construction, Manufacturing & Field | 118 | 14% | 16 |
| Other | 91 | 11% | 15 |
| Business, Finance & People | 68 | 8% | 12 |
| Nuclear & Reactor Engineering | 64 | 8% | 15 |
| Licensing & Regulatory | 59 | 7% | 11 |
| Software & Data | 57 | 7% | 10 |
| Fuel & Materials | 22 | 3% | 8 |
By title keyword
A title can match more than one keyword.
| Role keyword | Open roles | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical engineer | 71 | 15 |
| Electrical engineer | 49 | 12 |
| Controls engineer | 45 | 10 |
| Intern | 43 | 6 |
| Quality | 31 | 11 |
| Safety | 27 | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 7 |
| Technician | 22 | 9 |
| Early-career | 11 | 3 |
| Security | 11 | 5 |
By level word in the title
One level per role, first match in the order shown.
| Level | Open roles | Share | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internship or co-op | 43 | 5% | 6 |
| New grad or entry level | 11 | 1% | 3 |
| Director, VP or head | 50 | 6% | 11 |
| Manager | 121 | 15% | 15 |
| Senior, staff, principal or lead | 248 | 30% | 18 |
| No level word in title | 358 | 43% | 19 |
Where
| State | Open roles | Share | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 463 | 56% | 9 |
| Washington | 80 | 10% | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 41 | 5% | 5 |
| New Mexico | 41 | 5% | 1 |
| Tennessee | 41 | 5% | 4 |
| South Carolina | 34 | 4% | 1 |
| Utah | 34 | 4% | 2 |
| Texas | 30 | 4% | 3 |
| Kentucky | 29 | 3% | 2 |
| Idaho | 17 | 2% | 3 |
| Wyoming | 14 | 2% | 1 |
| Maryland | 8 | 1% | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 1% | 1 |
| New York | 4 | 0% | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 0% | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0% | 1 |
45 roles name no US state (remote, multiple locations or outside the US). 63 roles at 7 employers are listed as remote.
| City | Open roles | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 195 | 3 |
| El Segundo | 107 | 2 |
| Torrance | 89 | 1 |
| Bellevue | 62 | 1 |
| Albuquerque | 41 | 1 |
| Oak Ridge | 41 | 4 |
| Washington | 39 | 4 |
| Alameda | 36 | 1 |
| Columbia | 34 | 1 |
| Santa Clara | 32 | 1 |
Posted pay
281 of 831 roles (34%) at 8 employers post a range (CAD/hour: 3, CAD/year: 3, USD/hour: 15, USD/year: 260). 93% of the annual US-dollar ranges are for roles in California.
| Role family (annual, USD) | Roles with pay | Employers | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software & Data | 11 | 3 | $160,000 | $210,000 | $188,000 |
| Projects & Operations | 30 | 4 | $153,000 | $219,000 | $181,000 |
| Nuclear & Reactor Engineering | 24 | 4 | $150,000 | $211,000 | $181,000 |
| Mechanical, Electrical & Controls | 96 | 5 | $144,000 | $210,000 | $168,000 |
| Other | 31 | 5 | $140,000 | $190,000 | $165,000 |
| Construction, Manufacturing & Field | 24 | 5 | $134,000 | $190,000 | $159,000 |
| Licensing & Regulatory | 20 | 4 | $119,000 | $173,000 | $148,000 |
| Business, Finance & People | 19 | 4 | $120,000 | $168,000 | $142,000 |
| Fuel & Materials | 5 | 4 | $115,000 | $150,000 | $132,000 |
| All annual USD ranges | 260 | 7 | $140,000 | $190,000 | $168,000 |
Posted ranges from the employers' own boards; n is the number of roles with a range.
Hourly US-dollar ranges: 15 roles at 2 employers, median midpoint $34 an hour.
How long roles have been posted
Median days since posted: 62. 55 open roles were posted before 2026; the oldest in 2021.
| Days since posted | Open roles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-7 days | 52 | 6% |
| 8-30 days | 180 | 22% |
| 31-90 days | 314 | 38% |
| 91-180 days | 167 | 20% |
| 181-365 days | 73 | 9% |
| over a year | 45 | 5% |
| Role family | Open roles | Median days since posted | Posted over 180 days ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software & Data | 57 | 77 | 10 |
| Nuclear & Reactor Engineering | 64 | 70 | 9 |
| Other | 91 | 69 | 10 |
| Projects & Operations | 145 | 63 | 14 |
| Mechanical, Electrical & Controls | 207 | 61 | 30 |
| Licensing & Regulatory | 59 | 60 | 14 |
| Construction, Manufacturing & Field | 118 | 52 | 20 |
| Fuel & Materials | 22 | 50 | 1 |
| Business, Finance & People | 68 | 48 | 10 |
Change over the month
Not yet measured. Our daily log starts on 10 Nov 2026 and records added and closed roles from 12 Nov 2026, so the first edition with a monthly change is December 2026. 57 of today's open roles first appeared on our board in November 2026.
Method
- Every day at about 06:20 UTC we read the public job boards (Greenhouse, Ashby and Lever) of the advanced nuclear employers we track and record the roles each one lists. This edition uses the read of 10 Nov 2026, on which every tracked board answered.
- An open role is one posting on the employer's own board that day. General-application and talent-pool postings are left out. One posting can name several places.
- Posted is the date the employer's board gives for the posting. Days since posted describes roles that are still open. It is not time-to-fill: roles filled quickly have already left the data.
- Role families come from keywords in the job title (the department when the title has none). Role keywords use the word lists of the site's role pages; seniority uses the word list in seo/report.py. A title can match several role keywords; a role has one family and one level.
- States and cities come from the location text, parsed the same way as the site's location pages. A role naming two states counts in each, so state rows can sum to more than the total.
- Pay is the structured range the employer publishes on its board (Greenhouse pay ranges, Ashby compensation). Ranges wider than 3 to 1 or outside plausible bounds are dropped. Medians are of the low end, the high end and the midpoint of each range, shown only where at least 5 roles in a family post an annual US-dollar range.
- No figure here names how long a particular employer's or role's posting has been up.
What these numbers do not say
- Coverage: venture-backed and private advanced reactor, microreactor, fuel and services companies whose boards are public and readable. Large vendors and utilities whose boards we cannot read (for example X-energy, NuScale, Holtec, Westinghouse, GE Vernova) are not included. These are not totals for the nuclear industry; adding those employers could change every share here, California's included.
- A posting is not a hire. Some employers keep one posting up to fill several hires or as a standing role, and some list roles they will fill later.
- Posted pay covers a minority of roles and comes mostly from a few employers, so pay medians describe those employers more than the sector. Pay is what the employer posts, not what is paid.
- Role families and levels are keyword rules on titles; a few roles land in Other or in the wrong family.
- Daily added and closed counts start on 12 Nov 2026. Until a month has them, this report is a snapshot of one day, not a trend.
Cite and reuse
New Nuclear Jobs, Advanced nuclear hiring report, November 2026 (data as of 10 Nov 2026), https://newnuclearjobs.com/reports/2026-11/
The numbers on this page: 2026-11.json. Daily counts: Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
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