# Nuclear Electric Power Generation

> National industry (NAICS 221113) — This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating nuclear electric power generation facilities.  These facilities use nuclear power to produce electric energy.  The electric energy produced in these establishments is provided to electric power transmission systems or to electric power distribution systems.


- **NAICS code:** 221113
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/221113
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 37,140 across 97 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $119,194.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 93 occupations):** 63rd percentile (Moderate) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Nuclear Power Reactor Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-8011-00) — 4,310 employed; $122,810
- Security Guards (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-33-9032-00) — 4,100 employed; $68,100
- Nuclear Technicians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-4051-00) — 3,460 employed; $105,300
- Nuclear Engineers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-2161-00) — 3,040 employed; $135,760
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-1011-00) — 1,780 employed; $160,640
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-2095-00) — 1,720 employed; $105,490
- Electrical Engineers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-2071-00) — 1,690 employed; $125,580
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1199-00) — 1,160 employed; $125,490
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9041-00) — 1,130 employed; $112,430
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-1011-00) — 1,020 employed; $134,720
- Training and Development Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1151-00) — 880 employed; $135,320
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 790 employed; $161,660
- Project Management Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1082-00) — 720 employed; $152,420
- Architectural and Engineering Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9041-00) — 690 employed; $171,430
- Electricians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2111-00) — 670 employed; $108,300
- Managers, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9199-00) — 410 employed; $164,550
- Industrial Production Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3051-00) — 390 employed; $188,710
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9051-00) — 310 employed; $105,400
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 290 employed; $71,750
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents — 270 employed; $108,530

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/221113_