Arkansas Energy Efficiency jobs: 16,129 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Arkansas employs 16,129 people in the energy efficiency sector — about 0.7% of the U.S. total. That makes Arkansas the 32nd-largest state for energy efficiency jobs nationwide.
Energy Efficiency Jobs in Arkansas (2024)
National share: 0.68% of all U.S. energy efficiency jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Arkansas ranks 32nd out of 51 U.S. states in energy efficiency employment. At 16,129 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 15,420 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 295,961 energy efficiency workers.
1.1 Arkansas’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The energy efficiency sector nationwide employs roughly 2,381,744 workers; Arkansas accounts for 16,129 of them.
1.3 Where Arkansas sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 16,129 | #32 |
| Wind | 1,006 | #34 |
| Nuclear | 978 | #21 |
| Solar | 947 | #44 |
| Electric Vehicles | 688 | #34 |
| Storage & Grid | 483 | #36 |
| Clean Fuels | 148 | #33 |
| Hydropower | 114 | #44 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Arkansas
Every energy efficiency-related sub-category reported for Arkansas in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Arkansas
Arkansas contributes 0.68% of the nation’s energy efficiency workforce. Within Arkansas’s own clean-energy economy, energy efficiency accounts for 78.7% of total clean-energy jobs (16,129 of 20,494 workers).
Cost-of-living in Arkansas is roughly 11.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for energy efficiency roles in Arkansas is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Arkansas-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineer | $103,940 | $91,571 | 4 |
| Energy Auditor | $71,400 | $62,903 | 3 |
| Weatherization Installer & Technician | $50,560 | $44,543 | 2 |
See all 3 energy efficiency occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Arkansas employers rate 22.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 20.1% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 43.0% of Arkansas’s clean-energy roles see some level of hiring friction.
4.1 Employer hiring difficulty
4.2 Jobs by NAICS industry group
| Industry (NAICS group) | Jobs (2024) |
|---|---|
| Construction | 16,812 |
| Manufacturing | 13,294 |
| Other Services | 9,332 |
| Utilities | 8,099 |
| Trade | 7,504 |
| Professional Services | 4,895 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 4,198 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1,897 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,005 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Data source: U.S. Department of Energy — 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report (reflecting 2024 employment); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics; O*NET Occupation Database 29.1.
Last updated: April 2026.