Mississippi Energy Efficiency jobs: 15,607 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Mississippi employs 15,607 people in the energy efficiency sector — about 0.7% of the U.S. total. That makes Mississippi the 34th-largest state for energy efficiency jobs nationwide.
Energy Efficiency Jobs in Mississippi (2024)
National share: 0.66% of all U.S. energy efficiency jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Mississippi ranks 34th out of 51 U.S. states in energy efficiency employment. At 15,607 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 15,942 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 296,483 energy efficiency workers.
1.1 Mississippi’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; Mississippi accounts for 15,607 of them.
1.3 Where Mississippi sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,607 | #34 |
| Solar | 1,451 | #38 |
| Electric Vehicles | 984 | #30 |
| Nuclear | 629 | #26 |
| Storage & Grid | 512 | #35 |
| Wind | 306 | #45 |
| Clean Fuels | 153 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 124 | #41 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Mississippi
Every energy efficiency-related sub-category reported for Mississippi in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Mississippi
Mississippi contributes 0.66% of the nation’s energy efficiency workforce. Within Mississippi’s own clean-energy economy, energy efficiency accounts for 79.0% of total clean-energy jobs (15,607 of 19,766 workers).
Cost-of-living in Mississippi is roughly 13.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for energy efficiency roles in Mississippi is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Mississippi-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineer | $103,940 | $90,220 | 4 |
| Energy Auditor | $71,400 | $61,975 | 3 |
| Weatherization Installer & Technician | $50,560 | $43,886 | 2 |
See all 3 energy efficiency occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Mississippi employers rate 22.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Mississippi’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 22,314 |
| Construction | 19,208 |
| Other Services | 8,422 |
| Utilities | 7,611 |
| Trade | 5,491 |
| Professional Services | 4,284 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,762 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,677 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,232 |
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.