Mississippi Clean Fuels jobs: 153 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Mississippi employs 153 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.8% of the U.S. total. That makes Mississippi the 32nd-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Mississippi (2024)
National share: 0.76% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Mississippi ranks 32nd out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 153 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 76 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,219 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Mississippi’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; Mississippi accounts for 153 of them.
1.3 Where Mississippi sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 15,607 | #34 |
| Solar | 1,451 | #38 |
| Electric Vehicles | 984 | #30 |
| Nuclear | 629 | #26 |
| Storage & Grid | 512 | #35 |
| Wind | 306 | #45 |
| Clean Fuels | 153 | #32 |
| Hydropower | 124 | #41 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Mississippi
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Mississippi in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Mississippi
Mississippi contributes 0.76% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Mississippi’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.8% of total clean-energy jobs (153 of 19,766 workers).
Cost-of-living in Mississippi is roughly 13.2% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Mississippi is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Mississippi-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $86,878 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $43,686 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Mississippi employers rate 22.6% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 27.2% as “somewhat difficult”) — on par with the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 49.8% of Mississippi’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 | 22,314 |
| Construction | 19,208 |
| Other Services | 8,422 |
| Utilities | 7,611 |
| Trade | 5,491 |
| Professional Services | 4,284 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,762 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,677 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 1,232 |
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.