How many employees work at Nucor?
Nucor Corp. has 17,350 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 1.9%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025
About Nucor
Nucor Corporation and its affiliates manufacture steel and steel products at more than 300 operating facilities primarily in North America. Nucor is the largest steel producer in the United States, operating 24 scrap-based steel mills that have an annual production capacity of more than 27,000,000 tons. Nucor is also North America’s largest recycler, processing approximately 20 million tons of ferrous scrap annually to produce new steel that is 100% recyclable at the end of its useful life. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI/DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor’s headquarters are located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the company employs more than 26,000 teammates. #NucorProud
As of September 2025
Nucor
workforce metrics
Headcount
17.3k
Avg. Salary
$75.3k
Tenure
5.7yr
Growth Rate
1.9%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Nucor annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Nucor total number of employees in 2025 was 17,399.756, a 1.9% increase from 2024.
- Nucor total number of employees in 2024 was 17,062.876, a 2.7% increase from 2023.
- Nucor total number of employees in 2023 was 16,612.72, a 3.8% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Nucor annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Nucor active job postings in 2025 was 2,949, a 9.9% decline from 2024.
- Nucor active job postings in 2024 was 3,011, a 25.6% increase from 2023.
- Nucor active job postings in 2023 was 2,327, a 15.1% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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