1. Tennessee
IM Score: 55
Annual median wage: $102,640
Job growth: 17.3%
Cost of living index: 89.8
The final entry on our list of best states for nuclear engineers has plenty of jobs for anyone who wants to work. The future looks bright since Projections Central estimates that there will be 300 new employed nuclear engineers in the future with 70 jobs opening on an annual basis. The state also ranks as 7th most affordable in terms of cost of living. Although Tennessee ranks 6th worst in income per capita, you don’t have to worry since the wages are pretty nice. The state currently has 2 active nuclear power plants, with Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station acquiring in 2016 the first new nuclear reactor in the United States after 20 years break.
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