Clean Fuels · Kentucky
Kentucky Clean Fuels jobs: 142 employed (2024)
Clean Fuels Jobs in Kentucky (2024)
142
Rank #34 of 51
0.70% of U.S.
Kentucky-adjusted median
$67,163
Across 2 tracked clean fuels roles, BEA RPP × 0.89.
Clean Fuels sub-sector breakdown in Kentucky
Coal fuels
6,992
Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels)
4,180
Natural gas fuels
1,030
Corn ethanol
594
Other fuels
555
Woody biomass
201
Other ethanol and non-woody biomass
194
Other biofuels
142
Where Kentucky’s clean-energy jobs sit across 8 sectors
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 25,562 | #28 |
| Electric Vehicles | 2,954 | #11 |
| Solar | 2,268 | #31 |
| Storage & Grid | 822 | #31 |
| Wind | 298 | #47 |
| Hydropower | 154 | #37 |
| Clean Fuels | 142 | #34 |
| Nuclear | 122 | #33 |
Kentucky vs. the clean fuels leader, median, and bottom
1st · California
4,373
25th · Idaho
229
34. Kentucky
142
51st · District of Columbia
27
States with comparable clean fuels employment
Clean Fuels roles and pay in Kentucky
| Role | SOC | National median | Kentucky-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | 17-2081.00 | $100,090 | $89,380 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | 51-8091.00 | $50,330 | $44,945 | 2 |
Employer-reported hiring difficulty in Kentucky
Did not hire
49.6%
Somewhat difficult hiring
26.6%
Very difficult hiring
20.9%
Not at all difficult hiring
2.9%
NAICS industry mix for Kentucky clean-energy jobs
Manufacturing
78,131
Construction
20,948
Other Services
13,174
Trade
11,333
Professional Services
9,708
Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows
8,485
Utilities
7,670
Mining and Extraction
6,045
Agriculture and Forestry
558
Kentucky’s electric-power generation workforce by fuel type
Solar
2,268
Coal electricity
1,316
Natural gas electricity
938
Bioenergy/Combined heat and power
326
Wind
298
Other electricity
202
Traditional hydropower
154
Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics
123
Nuclear electricity
122
Geothermal electricity
85
Oil and other fossil fuel electricity
45
Full USEER workbook line items for Kentucky
Fuels
| Fuels total | 13,928 |
| Coal fuels | 6,992 |
| Oil (petroleum and other fossil fuels) | 4,180 |
| Natural gas fuels | 1,030 |
| Corn ethanol | 594 |
| Other fuels | 555 |
| Woody biomass | 201 |
| Other ethanol and non-woody biomass | 194 |
| Other biofuels | 142 |
| Nuclear fuels | 40 |
Electric Power Generation
| Electric power generation total | 5,876 |
| Solar | 2,268 |
| Coal electricity | 1,316 |
| Natural gas electricity | 938 |
| Bioenergy/Combined heat and power | 326 |
| Wind | 298 |
| Other electricity | 202 |
| Traditional hydropower | 154 |
| Low impact hydropower, marine, and hydrokinetics | 123 |
| Nuclear electricity | 122 |
| Geothermal electricity | 85 |
| Oil and other fossil fuel electricity | 45 |
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
| Transmission, distribution, and storage total | 25,423 |
| Traditional transmission and distribution | 14,557 |
| Other (including commodity flows) | 9,240 |
| Storage | 822 |
| Other grid modernization | 302 |
| Smart grid | 256 |
| Micro grid | 245 |
Energy Efficiency
| Energy efficiency total | 25,562 |
| High efficiency HVAC and renewable heating and cooling | 7,655 |
| Traditional HVAC with an efficiency component | 5,967 |
| Certified and efficient lighting | 5,724 |
| Advanced materials | 3,513 |
| Other | 2,703 |
Motor Vehicles
| Motor vehicle total | 85,263 |
| Gasoline and diesel vehicles | 68,350 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles | 4,486 |
| Other vehicles | 4,321 |
| Battery electric vehicles | 2,954 |
| Motor vehicle commodity flows | 2,283 |
| Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | 1,943 |
| Hydrogen/fuel cell vehicles | 486 |
| Natural gas vehicles | 439 |
By NAICS Industry
| Manufacturing | 78,131 |
| Construction | 20,948 |
| Other Services | 13,174 |
| Trade | 11,333 |
| Professional Services | 9,708 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 8,485 |
| Utilities | 7,670 |
| Mining and Extraction | 6,045 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 558 |