Georgia Clean Fuels jobs: 404 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Georgia employs 404 people in the clean fuels sector — about 2% of the U.S. total. That makes Georgia the 13th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Georgia (2024)
National share: 2.00% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Georgia ranks 13th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 404 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 174 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 3,969 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Georgia’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; Georgia accounts for 404 of them.
1.3 Where Georgia sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 61,036 | #14 |
| Solar | 8,354 | #12 |
| Nuclear | 2,805 | #8 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,303 | #17 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,266 | #11 |
| Wind | 1,450 | #27 |
| Hydropower | 909 | #14 |
| Clean Fuels | 404 | #13 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Georgia
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Georgia in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Georgia
Georgia contributes 2.00% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Georgia’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.5% of total clean-energy jobs (404 of 79,527 workers).
Cost-of-living in Georgia is roughly 3.9% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Georgia is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Georgia-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $96,186 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $48,367 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Georgia employers rate 17.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 33.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 50.7% of Georgia’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 | 60,651 |
| Manufacturing | 45,848 |
| Other Services | 37,072 |
| Trade | 31,091 |
| Utilities | 18,884 |
| Professional Services | 18,624 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 7,506 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,199 |
| Mining and Extraction | 304 |
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.