Louisiana Clean Fuels jobs: 189 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Louisiana employs 189 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.9% of the U.S. total. That makes Louisiana the 29th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Louisiana (2024)
National share: 0.94% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Louisiana ranks 29th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 189 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 40 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,183 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Louisiana’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; Louisiana accounts for 189 of them.
1.3 Where Louisiana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 23,118 | #29 |
| Solar | 4,016 | #27 |
| Nuclear | 1,316 | #16 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,034 | #27 |
| Electric Vehicles | 611 | #35 |
| Wind | 476 | #40 |
| Hydropower | 286 | #29 |
| Clean Fuels | 189 | #29 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Louisiana
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Louisiana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Louisiana
Louisiana contributes 0.94% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Louisiana’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.6% of total clean-energy jobs (189 of 31,046 workers).
Cost-of-living in Louisiana is roughly 9.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Louisiana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Louisiana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $91,082 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $45,800 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Louisiana employers rate 25.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 26.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — tighter than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 51.4% of Louisiana’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 | 55,919 |
| Mining and Extraction | 28,215 |
| Manufacturing | 25,620 |
| Other Services | 13,835 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 10,553 |
| Professional Services | 9,433 |
| Trade | 9,342 |
| Utilities | 7,440 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 773 |
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.