Kansas Energy Efficiency jobs: 18,476 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Kansas employs 18,476 people in the energy efficiency sector — about 0.8% of the U.S. total. That makes Kansas the 31st-largest state for energy efficiency jobs nationwide.
Energy Efficiency Jobs in Kansas (2024)
National share: 0.78% of all U.S. energy efficiency jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Kansas ranks 31st out of 51 U.S. states in energy efficiency employment. At 18,476 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 13,073 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 293,614 energy efficiency workers.
1.1 Kansas’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; Kansas accounts for 18,476 of them.
1.3 Where Kansas sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 18,476 | #31 |
| Wind | 2,098 | #15 |
| Solar | 1,435 | #39 |
| Nuclear | 1,082 | #20 |
| Electric Vehicles | 824 | #31 |
| Storage & Grid | 706 | #33 |
| Hydropower | 201 | #35 |
| Clean Fuels | 160 | #31 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Kansas
Every energy efficiency-related sub-category reported for Kansas in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Kansas
Kansas contributes 0.78% of the nation’s energy efficiency workforce. Within Kansas’s own clean-energy economy, energy efficiency accounts for 74.0% of total clean-energy jobs (18,476 of 24,982 workers).
Cost-of-living in Kansas is roughly 9.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for energy efficiency roles in Kansas is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Kansas-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineer | $103,940 | $93,754 | 4 |
| Energy Auditor | $71,400 | $64,403 | 3 |
| Weatherization Installer & Technician | $50,560 | $45,605 | 2 |
See all 3 energy efficiency occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Kansas employers rate 19.5% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.5% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.0% of Kansas’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) |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | 25,847 |
| Construction | 12,251 |
| Manufacturing | 11,416 |
| Other Services | 9,366 |
| Trade | 7,338 |
| Utilities | 6,522 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5,521 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,852 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 679 |
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.