Delaware Clean Fuels jobs: 53 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Delaware employs 53 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Delaware the 46th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Delaware (2024)
National share: 0.26% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Delaware ranks 46th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 53 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 176 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,319 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Delaware’s position vs. the top 10 and median states
1.2 Share of U.S. total
The clean fuels sector nationwide employs roughly 20,220 workers; Delaware accounts for 53 of them.
1.3 Where Delaware sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 11,138 | #40 |
| Solar | 761 | #45 |
| Electric Vehicles | 151 | #46 |
| Hydropower | 112 | #45 |
| Wind | 98 | #51 |
| Storage & Grid | 86 | #51 |
| Clean Fuels | 53 | #46 |
| Nuclear | 11 | #42 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Delaware
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Delaware in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Delaware
Delaware contributes 0.26% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Delaware’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.4% of total clean-energy jobs (53 of 12,410 workers).
Cost-of-living in Delaware is roughly 1.9% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Delaware is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Delaware-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $101,992 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $51,286 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Delaware employers rate 18.4% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.9% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.2% of Delaware’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 | 10,532 |
| Other Services | 3,063 |
| Professional Services | 2,504 |
| Trade | 2,050 |
| Utilities | 1,565 |
| Manufacturing | 1,389 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 83 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 41 |
| Mining and Extraction | 5 |
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.