Michigan Clean Fuels jobs: 551 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Michigan employs 551 people in the clean fuels sector — about 2.7% of the U.S. total. That makes Michigan the 10th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Michigan (2024)
National share: 2.73% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Michigan ranks 10th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 551 workers, the state sits above the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 322 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 3,821 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Michigan’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; Michigan accounts for 551 of them.
1.3 Where Michigan sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 78,442 | #10 |
| Electric Vehicles | 9,414 | #3 |
| Solar | 5,758 | #20 |
| Hydropower | 5,106 | #5 |
| Wind | 5,100 | #7 |
| Nuclear | 3,060 | #7 |
| Storage & Grid | 2,933 | #5 |
| Clean Fuels | 551 | #10 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Michigan
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Michigan in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Michigan
Michigan contributes 2.73% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Michigan’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.5% of total clean-energy jobs (551 of 110,365 workers).
Cost-of-living in Michigan is roughly 6.0% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Michigan is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Michigan-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $94,085 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $47,310 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Michigan employers rate 24.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 23.8% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 48.3% of Michigan’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) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 226,497 |
| Construction | 38,349 |
| Trade | 35,253 |
| Other Services | 31,606 |
| Professional Services | 28,467 |
| Utilities | 20,480 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 11,416 |
| Mining and Extraction | 1,986 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 792 |
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.