Maryland Clean Fuels jobs: 222 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Maryland employs 222 people in the clean fuels sector — about 1.1% of the U.S. total. That makes Maryland the 27th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Maryland (2024)
National share: 1.10% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Maryland ranks 27th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 222 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 7 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,151 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Maryland’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; Maryland accounts for 222 of them.
1.3 Where Maryland sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 69,489 | #12 |
| Solar | 7,284 | #14 |
| Wind | 1,316 | #28 |
| Nuclear | 1,144 | #18 |
| Storage & Grid | 1,092 | #23 |
| Electric Vehicles | 993 | #29 |
| Hydropower | 252 | #31 |
| Clean Fuels | 222 | #27 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Maryland
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Maryland in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Maryland
Maryland contributes 1.10% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Maryland’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.3% of total clean-energy jobs (222 of 81,793 workers).
Cost-of-living in Maryland is roughly 8.1% higher the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Maryland is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Maryland-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $108,197 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $54,407 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Maryland employers rate 17.0% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.7% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 45.7% of Maryland’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 | 63,178 |
| Other Services | 21,086 |
| Professional Services | 17,834 |
| Trade | 10,706 |
| Utilities | 9,099 |
| Manufacturing | 6,169 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 1,251 |
| Mining and Extraction | 509 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 134 |
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.