Texas Energy Efficiency employment: 182,506 workers, 2nd in U.S. (2024)

Energy Efficiency sub-sector breakdown in Texas

Certified and efficient lighting

59,197

High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling

41,596

Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component

38,604

Advanced materials

25,060

Other

18,049

Where Texas’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors

Sector	Jobs (2024)	National rank
Energy Efficiency	182,506	#2
Wind	28,124	#1
Solar	18,022	#2
Electric Vehicles	9,490	#2
Storage & Grid	9,455	#3
Nuclear	3,159	#6
Hydropower	2,788	#6
Clean Fuels	1,188	#4

Texas vs. the energy efficiency leader, median, and bottom

1st · California

312,090

2. Texas

182,506

25th · Alabama

31,549

51st · Alaska

4,373

Energy Efficiency roles and pay in Texas

Role	SOC	National median	Texas-adjusted	Job Zone
Energy Engineer	17-2199.11	$103,940	$101,030	4
Energy Auditor	13-1199.01	$71,400	$69,401	3
Weatherization Installer & Technician	47-4099.03	$50,560	$49,144	2

Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Texas

Did not hire

42.9%

Somewhat difficult hiring

29.9%

Very difficult hiring

19.6%

Not at all difficult hiring

7.6%

NAICS industry mix for Texas clean-energy jobs

Construction

221,096

Mining and Extraction

198,839

Manufacturing

147,678

Other Services

117,127

Professional Services

93,706

Trade

85,200

Utilities

64,495

Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows

59,331

Agriculture and Forestry

2,580

Texas’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type

Wind

28,124

Solar

18,022

Natural gas electricity

9,343

Coal electricity

4,047

Nuclear electricity

3,159

Traditional hydropower

2,788

Bioenergy/Combined heat and power

1,901

Other electricity

1,848

Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics

1,175

Geothermal electricity

754

Oil and other fossil fuel electricity

658

Full USEER workbook line items for Texas

Fuels

Fuels total	310,185
Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels)	193,175
Natural gas fuels	96,116
Other fuels	11,503
Corn ethanol	2,834
Coal fuels	2,312
Other ethanol and non-woody biomass	1,484
Other biofuels	1,188
Woody biomass	906
Nuclear fuels	668

Electric Power Generation

Electric power generation total	71,818
Wind	28,124
Solar	18,022
Natural gas electricity	9,343
Coal electricity	4,047
Nuclear electricity	3,159
Traditional hydropower	2,788
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power	1,901
Other electricity	1,848
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics	1,175
Geothermal electricity	754
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity	658

Transmission, Distribution & Storage

Transmission, distribution, and storage total	213,076
Traditional transmission and distribution	152,435
Other (including commodity flows)	44,624
Storage	9,455
Other grid modernization	2,413
Micro grid	2,171
Smart grid	1,978

Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency total	182,506
Certified and efficient lighting	59,197
High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling	41,596
Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component	38,604
Advanced materials	25,060
Other	18,049

Motor Vehicles

Motor vehicle total	212,467
Gasoline and diesel vehicles	166,429
Hybrid electric vehicles	13,270
Motor vehicle commodity flows	10,562
Battery electric vehicles	9,490
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles	6,028
Other vehicles	3,839
Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles	1,511
Natural gas vehicles	1,338

By NAICS Industry

Construction	221,096
Mining and Extraction	198,839
Manufacturing	147,678
Other Services	117,127
Professional Services	93,706
Trade	85,200
Utilities	64,495
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows	59,331
Agriculture and Forestry	2,580

Skill profile for energy efficiency roles

Top skills

Critical Thinking3.63

Reading Comprehension3.50

Speaking3.50

Active Listening3.44

Complex Problem Solving3.38

Writing3.38

Judgment and Decision Making3.32

Monitoring3.32

Knowledge

Building and Construction4.03

Engineering and Technology3.64

Design3.57

Mechanical3.57

Mathematics3.56

Customer and Personal Service3.44

Administration and Management3.37

English Language3.18

Core abilities

Problem Sensitivity3.94

Near Vision3.69

Oral Expression3.57

Deductive Reasoning3.50

Oral Comprehension3.50

Fluency of Ideas3.44

Inductive Reasoning3.44

Written Comprehension3.44

Representative tasks for energy efficiency workers

Clean and maintain tools and equipment. (Core)
Wrap water heaters with water heater blankets. (Core)
Test combustible appliances, such as gas appliances. (Core)
Test or evaluate photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules. (Supplemental)
Install storm windows or storm doors and verify proper fit. (Core)
Contact residents or building owners to schedule appointments. (Core)
Perform thermal, stress, or cost reduction analyses for solar systems. (Core)
Design or develop vacuum tube collector systems for solar applications. (Supplemental)
Apply spackling, compounding, or other materials to repair holes in walls. (Core)
Determine amount of air leakage in buildings, using a blower door machine. (Core)
Test and diagnose air flow systems, using furnace efficiency analysis equipment. (Core)
Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects. (Core)

Software and tools used in energy efficiency roles

Microsoft Access 🔥 Microsoft Excel 🔥 Microsoft Office software 🔥 Microsoft Outlook 🔥 Microsoft PowerPoint 🔥 Microsoft Project 🔥 Microsoft Word 🔥 Bash 🔥 C++ 🔥 JavaScript 🔥 Linux 🔥 Dassault Systemes SolidWorks 🔥 Python 🔥 Structured query language SQL 🔥 The MathWorks MATLAB 🔥 R 🔥 Trimble SketchUp Pro 🔥 Microsoft Visio 🔥 Salesforce software 🔥 Microsoft Visual Basic 🔥 Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA 🔥 SAP software 🔥 Microsoft Windows 🔥 Autodesk AutoCAD 🔥