Massachusetts Energy Efficiency jobs: 86,920 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Massachusetts employs 86,920 people in the energy efficiency sector — about 3.6% of the U.S. total. That makes Massachusetts the 6th-largest state for energy efficiency jobs nationwide.
Energy Efficiency Jobs in Massachusetts (2024)
National share: 3.65% of all U.S. energy efficiency jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Massachusetts ranks 6th out of 51 U.S. states in energy efficiency employment. At 86,920 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 55,370 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 225,170 energy efficiency workers.
1.1 Massachusetts’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; Massachusetts accounts for 86,920 of them.
1.3 Where Massachusetts sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 86,920 | #6 |
| Solar | 16,827 | #4 |
| Electric Vehicles | 5,533 | #6 |
| Storage & Grid | 5,446 | #4 |
| Wind | 2,816 | #13 |
| Hydropower | 1,630 | #9 |
| Nuclear | 919 | #23 |
| Clean Fuels | 599 | #8 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Massachusetts
Every energy efficiency-related sub-category reported for Massachusetts in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Massachusetts
Massachusetts contributes 3.65% of the nation’s energy efficiency workforce. Within Massachusetts’s own clean-energy economy, energy efficiency accounts for 72.0% of total clean-energy jobs (86,920 of 120,689 workers).
Cost-of-living in Massachusetts is roughly 10.4% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for energy efficiency roles in Massachusetts is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Massachusetts-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineer | $103,940 | $114,750 | 4 |
| Energy Auditor | $71,400 | $78,826 | 3 |
| Weatherization Installer & Technician | $50,560 | $55,818 | 2 |
See all 3 energy efficiency occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Massachusetts employers rate 20.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 47.9% of Massachusetts’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 | 48,798 |
| Professional Services | 47,573 |
| Trade | 30,832 |
| Other Services | 21,762 |
| Manufacturing | 15,295 |
| Utilities | 13,735 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 929 |
| Mining and Extraction | 51 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 32 |
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.