Hawaii Clean Fuels jobs: 96 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Hawaii employs 96 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.5% of the U.S. total. That makes Hawaii the 41st-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Hawaii (2024)
National share: 0.47% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Hawaii ranks 41st out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 96 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 133 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,277 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Hawaii’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; Hawaii accounts for 96 of them.
1.3 Where Hawaii sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 6,095 | #49 |
| Solar | 4,083 | #26 |
| Storage & Grid | 426 | #39 |
| Wind | 309 | #44 |
| Electric Vehicles | 140 | #48 |
| Clean Fuels | 96 | #41 |
| Hydropower | 37 | #51 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Hawaii
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Hawaii in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Hawaii
Hawaii contributes 0.47% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Hawaii’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.9% of total clean-energy jobs (96 of 11,186 workers).
Cost-of-living in Hawaii is roughly 12.5% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Hawaii is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Hawaii-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $112,601 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $56,621 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Hawaii employers rate 21.8% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.0% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Hawaii’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 | 9,659 |
| Professional Services | 4,507 |
| Utilities | 3,377 |
| Other Services | 3,224 |
| Trade | 2,097 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,403 |
| Manufacturing | 1,298 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 499 |
| Mining and Extraction | 7 |
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.