Montana Clean Fuels jobs: 54 employed (2024)
As of the 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Report, Montana employs 54 people in the clean fuels sector — about 0.3% of the U.S. total. That makes Montana the 45th-largest state for clean fuels jobs nationwide.
Clean Fuels Jobs in Montana (2024)
National share: 0.27% of all U.S. clean fuels jobs.
Typical Median Wage
1. Employment Landscape
Montana ranks 45th out of 51 U.S. states in clean fuels employment. At 54 workers, the state sits below the 25th-ranked Idaho’s tally by 175 jobs, and trails the national leader California by 4,318 clean fuels workers.
1.1 Montana’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; Montana accounts for 54 of them.
1.3 Where Montana sits in its own mix
| Sector | Jobs (2024) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 8,832 | #44 |
| Solar | 555 | #48 |
| Hydropower | 429 | #23 |
| Storage & Grid | 296 | #45 |
| Electric Vehicles | 213 | #44 |
| Wind | 200 | #49 |
| Clean Fuels | 54 | #45 |
| Nuclear | 9 | #44 |
1.4 Sub-sector breakdown in Montana
Every clean fuels-related sub-category reported for Montana in the USEER workbook, ranked by employment.
2. Pay & Career Roles in Montana
Montana contributes 0.27% of the nation’s clean fuels workforce. Within Montana’s own clean-energy economy, clean fuels accounts for 0.5% of total clean-energy jobs (54 of 10,588 workers).
Cost-of-living in Montana is roughly 5.8% lower the U.S. average, so the state-adjusted median wage for clean fuels roles in Montana is shown alongside the national BLS figure.
| Role | National median | Montana-adjusted | Job Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer (Clean Fuels) | $100,090 | $94,285 | 4 |
| Biomass Plant Operator | $50,330 | $47,411 | 2 |
See all 2 clean fuels occupations with national wages and skills →
4. Hiring Difficulty & Industry Mix
Montana employers rate 17.9% of clean-energy hires as “very difficult” (plus 28.4% as “somewhat difficult”) — easier than the ~22% national baseline. Combined, 46.3% of Montana’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 | 9,848 |
| Other Services | 4,488 |
| Professional Services | 4,386 |
| Trade | 3,149 |
| Mining and Extraction | 2,951 |
| Utilities | 2,914 |
| Manufacturing | 2,782 |
| Pipeline Transport & Commodity Flows | 2,448 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 237 |
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.