Nucor number of employees

Nucor reported 33,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, up 300 (0.9%) on the year before. That compares with 28,800 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $984,667.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	33,000	+300 (0.9%)	$984,667	10-K, filed February 25, 2026
December 31, 2024	32,700	+700 (2.2%)	$939,878	10-K, filed February 27, 2025
December 31, 2023	32,000	+600 (1.9%)	$1.1m	10-K, filed February 27, 2024
December 31, 2022	31,400	+2,600 (9.0%)	$1.3m	10-K, filed March 1, 2023
December 31, 2021	28,800	—	$1.3m	10-K, filed February 28, 2022

What the annual reports say

Human Capital Resources We employ approximately 33,000 teammates. 2025 annual report
Our Teammates - Compensation, Training & Development Nucor had approximately 32,700 teammates as of December 31, 2024. 2024 annual report
Our Teammates - Compensation, Training & Development Nucor had approximately 32,000 teammates as of December 31, 2023. 2023 annual report
Our Teammates - Compensation, Training & Development Nucor had approximately 31,400 teammates as of December 31, 2022. 2022 annual report
employees Our Teammates - Compensation, Training & Development Nucor had approximately 28,800 teammates as of December 31, 2021. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Nucor's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Nucor.