Texas Energy Efficiency jobs: 182,506 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Texas employs 182,506 people in the energy efficiency sector — about 7.7% of the U.S. total. That makes Texas the 2nd-largest state for energy efficiency jobs nationwide.
Energy Efficiency Jobs in Texas (2024)
National share: 7.66% of all U.S. energy efficiency jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Texas ranks 2nd out of 51 U.S. states in energy efficiency employment. At 182,506 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Alabama’s tally by 150,957 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 129,584 energy efficiency workers.
1.1 Texas’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; Texas accounts for 182,506 of them.
1.3 Where Texas sits in its own mix
| 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 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Texas
Every energy efficiency-related sub-category reported for Texas in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Texas
Texas contributes 7.66% of the nation’s energy efficiency workforce. Within Texas’s own clean-energy economy, energy efficiency accounts for 71.6% of total clean-energy jobs (182,506 of 254,732 workers).
Cost-of-living in Texas is roughly 2.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for energy efficiency roles in Texas is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Texas-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Engineer | $103,940 | $101,030 | 4 |
| Energy Auditor | $71,400 | $69,401 | 3 |
| Weatherization Installer & Technician | $50,560 | $49,144 | 2 |
See all 3 energy efficiency occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Texas employers rate 19.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 29.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.5% of Texas’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 | 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 |
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.