Florida Clean Fuels jobs: 1,400 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Florida employs 1,400 people in the clean fuels sector — about 6.9% of the U.S. total. That makes Florida the 3rd-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Florida (2024)
National share: 6.92% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Florida ranks 3rd out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 1,400 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 1,171 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 2,973 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Florida’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; Florida accounts for 1,400 of them.
1.3 Where Florida sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 132,060 | #4 |
| Solar | 16,882 | #3 |
| Wind | 6,177 | #6 |
| Electric Vehicles | 3,653 | #10 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,915 | #6 |
| Clean Fuels | 1,400 | #3 |
| Nuclear | 1,142 | #19 |
| Hydropower | 972 | #13 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Florida
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Florida in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Florida
Florida contributes 6.92% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Florida’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.8% of total clean-energy jobs (1,400 of 165,200 workers).
Cost-of-living in Florida is roughly 1.3% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Florida is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Florida-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $101,391 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $50,984 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Florida employers rate 23.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 24.6% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.4% of Florida’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 | 153,215 |
| Other Services | 69,262 |
| Trade | 48,308 |
| Professional Services | 32,007 |
| Utilities | 26,847 |
| Manufacturing | 22,064 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,762 |
| Mining and Extraction | 802 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 518 |
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.