Clean Fuels · Alabama
Alabama Clean Fuels jobs: 211 employed (2024)
Clean Fuels Jobs in Alabama (2024)
211
Rank #28 of 51
1.04% of U.S.
Alabama-adjusted median
$66,110
Across 2 tracked clean fuels roles, BEA RPP × 0.88.
Clean Fuels sub-sector breakdown in Alabama
Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels)
3,848
Coal fuels
3,489
Woody biomass
1,163
Natural gas fuels
827
Other fuels
523
Other biofuels
211
Corn ethanol
107
Other ethanol and non-woody biomass
81
Where Alabama’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 31,549 | #26 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,827 | #13 |
| Nuclear | 2,131 | #12 |
| Wind | 1,545 | #25 |
| Solar | 1,237 | #41 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,051 | #26 |
| Hydropower | 471 | #18 |
| Clean Fuels | 211 | #28 |
Alabama vs. the clean fuels leader, median, and bottom
1st · California
4,373
25th · Idaho
229
28. Alabama
211
51st · District of Columbia
27
States with comparable clean fuels employment
Clean Fuels roles and pay in Alabama
| Role | SOC | National median | Alabama-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | 17-2081.00 | $100,090 | $87,979 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | 51-8091.00 | $50,330 | $44,240 | 2 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Alabama
Did not hire
45.9%
Somewhat difficult hiring
27.2%
Very difficult hiring
21.4%
Not at all difficult hiring
5.6%
NAICS industry mix for Alabama clean-energy jobs
Manufacturing
69,498
Construction
30,014
Utilities
17,198
Other Services
14,927
Professional Services
12,138
Trade
9,946
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
5,910
Mining and Extraction
3,386
Agriculture and Forestry
1,002
Alabama’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Natural gas electricity
2,475
Nuclear electricity
2,131
Wind
1,545
Solar
1,237
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
1,064
Coal electricity
1,054
Other electricity
889
Traditional hydropower
471
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
181
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
164
Geothermal electricity
120
Full USEER workbook line items for Alabama
Fuels
| Fuels total | 10,512 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 3,848 |
| Coal fuels | 3,489 |
| Woody biomass | 1,163 |
| Natural gas fuels | 827 |
| Other fuels | 523 |
| Nuclear fuels | 263 |
| Other biofuels | 211 |
| Corn ethanol | 107 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 81 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 11,332 |
| Natural gas electricity | 2,475 |
| Nuclear electricity | 2,131 |
| Wind | 1,545 |
| Solar | 1,237 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 1,064 |
| Coal electricity | 1,054 |
| Other electricity | 889 |
| Traditional hydropower | 471 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 181 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 164 |
| Geothermal electricity | 120 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 29,579 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 21,739 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 5,632 |
| Storage | 1,051 |
| Other grid modernization | 438 |
| Smart grid | 390 |
| Micro grid | 329 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 31,549 |
| Advanced materials | 14,734 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 6,749 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 3,954 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 3,240 |
| Other | 2,873 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 81,046 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 64,706 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 4,318 |
| Other vehicles | 3,367 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 2,988 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 2,827 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 1,926 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 482 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 430 |
By NAICS Industry
| Manufacturing | 69,498 |
| Construction | 30,014 |
| Utilities | 17,198 |
| Other Services | 14,927 |
| Professional Services | 12,138 |
| Trade | 9,946 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 5,910 |
| Mining and Extraction | 3,386 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,002 |