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Nuclear Engineer is a Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences job with over 469 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Nuclear Engineers are hired by companies in the Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) industry. The average H1B Nuclear Engineers job lasts 1,013 days.


Jobs Hired
469
Hiring Companies
120
Hiring Industries
39
Average Salary
$78,746
Approved
82%


What do Nuclear Engineers do?

Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.

Source: O-NET OnLine



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Nuclear Engineers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Nuclear Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 37 employees. This job peaked in 2024 with 60 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 13 in 2025.
Nuclear Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $77,096. This job peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $88,269, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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